一眼レフ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	眼
いち Grade: 1	がん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From 一眼(いちがん) (ichigan, “single-lens”, literally “one eye”) + レフ, shortened from レフレックスカメラ (refurekkusu kamera), from English reflex camera.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いちがんレフ [ìchígáń réꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕi̥ɡa̠n̺ ɾe̞ɸɯ̟]

Noun

一(いち)眼(がん)レフ • (ichigan refu) 

1. SLR; single-lens reflex camera

Synonyms

• 一眼(いちがん)レフカメラ (ichigan refu kamera)