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かつどう【活動】 : katsudou | define meaning
katsudou
Definition
Noun
- Movie; film
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese term かつどう【活動】 katsudou "action". The term was used as an abbreviation of かつどうしゃしん【活動写真】 katsudou shashin (lit. action photo) to mean "moving picture" or "movie" during the silent film era (1894–1929). This usage is now obsolete in standard Japanese.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 活動 |
| Kana | かつどう |
| Romanization | katsudou |
意味：えいが【映画】
活動
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, October 11). かつどう【活動】 : katsudou | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2659/katsudou/.