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Kanji Detail for 写 - "to copy, photograph, to depict"
写
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Meaning
写 means "to copy, photograph, to depict."
Copy - To transcribe; to reproduce.
Photograph - To capture an image.
Depict - To portray; to represent.
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Words using 写
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写真
しゃしん
photograph; photo; picture
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写真集
しゃしんしゅう
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
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青写真
あおじゃしん
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future)
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写る
うつる
to be photographed; to be projected
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試写
ししゃ
preview; private showing
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写し
うつし
copy; duplicate; facsimile
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写す
うつす
to copy; to duplicate; to reproduce
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写生
しゃせい
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal
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写真
しゃしん
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Tattoo check: 写
- Verified meaning: to copy, photograph, to depict
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read つぎや)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 写
Surnames 写(つぎや)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
copy; be photographed; describe
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
write; draw, sketch; compose
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to write
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Sentences including 写
Here is a photograph of my family.
I have some pictures to show you.
Can someone take our picture?
She didn't take many photos.
These pictures always remind me of the old days.
I never see this picture without thinking of my father.
The picture reminds me of my childhood.
This is the camera with which he took the picture.
Please take a look at this picture.
This is a picture of my family.