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【No. 1578】Shame (写メ - Photo) Part 1

Apr 14, 2019 20:07
Shame Part 1

Have you ever heard of the Japanese slang term shame (写メ)?

Shame is short for sha mēru (写メール), which is a combination of sha/shashin (写/写真 - means "photo") and mēru (メール - means "e-mail").

Originally, this term meant to attach a photo taken with a camera-equipped mobile phone to an e-mail.

Later, taking photos with (and photos taken by) a mobile phone or smartphone came to be called shame.

[Example] Shame torou (写メ撮ろう - "Let's take photos (using our smartphones).")
写メ Part 1

「写メ」という俗語を耳にしたことはありますか？

「写メ」は "photo" を意味する「写（真）」と "mail" を意味する「メール」を組み合わせた用語「写メール」を略したものです。

もともとは、カメラ付き携帯電話で撮影した写真をメールに添付することを表す言葉でした。

後に、携帯電話やスマートフォンで写真を撮影すること自体を「写メ」と呼ぶようになりました。

【例文】写メ撮ろう。

Corrections (1)

No. 1　Amop567
  • Shame Part 1
  • Shame (Sha-me) Part 1

    Maybe a hyphen is better to avoid confusion with the English word "shame"

  • Have you ever heard of the Japanese slang term 'shame' (写メ)?
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • 'Shame' is short for 'sha mēru' (写メール), which is a combination of 'sha/shashin' (写/写真 - means "photo") and 'mēru' (メール - means "e-mail").
  • 'Shame' is short for 'sha mēru' (写メール), which is a combination of 'sha/shashin' (写/写真 - means "photo") and 'mēru' (メール - means "e-mail").
  • Originally, this term meant to attach a photo taken with a camera-equipped mobile phone to an e-mail.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Later, taking photos with (and photos taken by) a mobile phone or smartphone came to be called 'shame'.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • [Example] 'Shame torou' (写メ撮ろう - "Let's take photos (using our smartphones).")
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
Toru
Thank you so much for the correction! :)

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