写 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「冖」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「冖」
- On
- シャ
- Kun
- うつ(す)・うつ(る)
- Meaning
- copy, photograph
Origin
From moving things into another place, it came to mean 'copy, transfer' a shape just as it is.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シャ | 写真・描写・映写 |
|---|---|
| うつす | 写す・写し Compare: 映す |
| うつる | 写る・写り Compare: 映る |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 写真しゃしん
photograph
- 書写しょしゃ
transcription
Example
ノートに 字を 写します。
I copy the letters into my notebook.
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