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写す

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

写す — “to copy, to take a photo”

写す (read うつす) means to copy, to take a photo. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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うつす

Meaning

to copy, to take a photo

写す in a sentence

黒板こくばんの字じをノートに写しうつします。

I copy the words on the blackboard into my notebook.

The kanji in 写す

写to copy; to take (a photo)

Words that share a kanji with 写す

写真しゃしん— a picture; a photograph
写るうつる— to be photographed, to come out (in a photo)
写生しゃせい— sketching (from life), drawing from nature
複写ふくしゃ— duplication, reproduction, copying

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