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Kanji 写: meaning "Copy, Be Photographed, Describe", readings, stroke order

The kanji 写 means "Copy, Be Photographed, Describe". On'yomi: シャ; kun'yomi: うつす、うつる. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Copy, Be Photographed, Describe
On'yomi
シャ
Kun'yomi
うつすうつる
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
寫 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 写

  • 写真 しゃしん — Photo
  • 写す うつす — to copy (v.t.); to photograph
  • 写る うつる — to be photographed, to be projected
  • 写生 しゃせい — sketching, drawing from nature
  • 複写 ふくしゃ — copy, duplicate
  • 写し うつし — copy, duplicate
  • 映写 えいしゃ — projection
  • 描写 びょうしゃ — depiction, description, portrayal

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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