This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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こま、コマ
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
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せき、せつ
act (of a Chinese drama); scene; paragraph (esp. of an Edo-period novel); passage; section
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くさり
passage; section
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1コマ

一コマ、1こま、一こま、一齣、一駒
ひとコマ、ひとこま
one scene; one frame; one shot; one exposure; one cell; one panel (comic)
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齣落

齣落し、齣落とし
こまおとし
time-lapse photography
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一齣一齣

ひとこまひとこま
frame by frame; every frame
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一くさり

一齣、一闋
ひとくさり
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
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コマ撮り

こま撮り、齣撮り
コマどり、こまどり
frame-by-frame recording (animation); stop motion
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コマ送り

こま送り、齣送り
コマおくり、こまおくり
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
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こま飛び

齣飛び
こまとび
frame skipping (e.g. during video playback)