写 — kanji meaning “copy”
写
copy, be photographed, describe
- Meanings
- copy, be photographed, describe
- On'yomi
- シャ (sha)、ジャ (ja)
- Kun'yomi
- うつ.す、うつ.る、うつ-、うつ.し
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #453 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 14
- Chinese reading
- xiě — Chinese character page
Words with 写
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 写真 | しゃしん shashin | photograph; photo; picture |
| 描写 | びょうしゃ byousha | depiction; description; portrayal |
| 写る | うつる utsuru | to be photographed; to be projected |
| 被写体 | ひしゃたい hishatai | (photographic) subject |
| 実写 | じっしゃ jissha | live action (as opposed to animation) |
| 写す | うつす utsusu | to copy; to duplicate; to reproduce |
| 写し | うつし utsushi | copy; duplicate; facsimile |
| 複写 | ふくしゃ fukusha | copying; duplication; reproduction |
| 試写 | ししゃ shisha | preview; private showing |
| 写生 | しゃせい shasei | sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal |
| 模写 | もしゃ mosha | copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction |
| 写り | うつり utsuri | projection; reflection; image |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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