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写

写 — copy, be photographed, describe

On
シャ, ジャ
Kun
うつす, うつる, うつ-, うつし
Strokes
5
JLPT
N4
School grade
3

Common words with 写

  • 写真しゃしんphotograph; photo; picture; photographyCommon

    あなたに何枚かの写真を見せましょう。
    I will show you some pictures.

  • 写真集しゃしんしゅうphoto book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobookCommon
  • 描写びょうしゃdepiction; description; portrayalCommon

    その美しさを言葉では描写できない。
    Words cannot describe the beauty.

  • 青写真あおじゃしんblueprint; cyanotypeCommon
  • 写るうつるto be photographed; to be projectedCommon
  • 試写ししゃpreview; private showingCommon
  • 写しうつしcopy; duplicate; facsimile; transcriptCommon
  • 写すうつすto copy; to duplicate; to reproduce; to trace; to transcribeCommon
  • 写真家しゃしんかphotographerCommon
  • 写生しゃせいsketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; descriptionCommon
  • 被写体ひしゃたい(photographic) subjectCommon
  • 複写ふくしゃcopying; duplication; reproduction; copyCommon
  • 写真撮影しゃしんさつえいphotography; taking photographsCommon
  • 模写もしゃcopy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracingOccasional
  • 書写しょしゃtranscription; copyingOccasional
  • 写実しゃじつrealism; depicting realistically; representing accuratelyOccasional
  • 実写じっしゃlive action (as opposed to animation)Occasional
  • 写本しゃほんmanuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copyingOccasional
  • 複写機ふくしゃきphotocopier; photocopying machineOccasional
  • 映写えいしゃprojection (on a screen)Occasional

With the N5–N4 kanji, you can read 81 words that use 写.

  • 写真 しゃしん photograph; photo; picture; photography
  • 写真集 しゃしんしゅう photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
  • 青写真 あおじゃしん blueprint; cyanotype
  • 写る うつる to be photographed; to be projected
  • 試写 ししゃ preview; private showing

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