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Kanji Detail for 寫 - "copy"
寫
- Meaning
寫 means "copy."
Copy - To transcribe; to reproduce.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
be photographed; copy; 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
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To pour out; to release. (Book of Odes) "To pour out my sorrows." Meaning my heart is released without lingering regret. Now, being at ease is also called 寫意, meaning the mind is not blocked. Also used as a term for being unrestricted. | To copy. Now, writing is generally called 寫字. | Drawing is also called 寫. Such as painting a portrait called 寫真; painting from life called 寫生.
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