盗撮

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 盗撮(とうさつ) means secretly taking photographs or video without the subject's permission.
• Basic usage: It describes unauthorized recording or photographs taken in that way.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The distinction from neutral recording
  • 撮影 refers to photography or filming in general; 盗撮 includes the meaning of recording secretly without permission.
• A passive form describing a photograph
  • In 盗撮された写真, the passive された describes a photograph that was secretly taken.