写
写·copy, photograph
- On-yomi
- シャ
- Kun-yomi
- うつ(す)うつ(る)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 写真 | しゃしん | photo |
| 写す | うつす | to copy, to photograph |
| 写る | うつる | to come out (in a photo) |
| 写真家 | しゃしんか | photographer |
Example sentences
家族の写真を見せてください。
かぞくのしゃしんをみせてください。
Please show me a photo of your family.
先生の言葉をノートに写しました。
せんせいのことばをノートにうつしました。
I copied the teacher's words into my notebook.
この写真はよく写っていますね。
このしゃしんはよくうつっていますね。
This photo came out well, didn't it?
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 写す (to copy or photograph something) and 移す (to move something) are both うつす.
Memory aid
Picture it
A lid (冖) laid over what is underneath — one sheet placed on another to copy it.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 写すうつすto copy, photograph
- 写真しゃしんphotograph
- 写真集しゃしんしゅうphoto book
- 複写するふくしゃするto copy, to reproduce (a document)
- 写るうつるto come out (in a photo), to be photographed, to show through
- 写生しゃせいsketching, drawing from life
- 複写ふくしゃcopy, duplicate, reproduction
- 描写びょうしゃdepiction, portrayal
- 映写えいしゃprojection (of a film or slides onto a screen)
- 写しうつしcopy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
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