写
1. Meaning and Reading
- copy, photograph, transcribe
- Onyomi : しゃ
- Kunyomi : うつす
2. Kanji Explanation
- 冖 : house
- 与 : give
From the image of handing over (与) a document copied inside a house (冖), it came to mean ‘to copy’ and ‘to transfer’.
3. Example Words
写す
うつす
to copy
黒板の文字をノートに写す。
Copy the writing on the blackboard into a notebook.
写真
しゃしん
photograph
旅行で写真を撮る。
Take photos while traveling.
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