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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N4

453 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: copy, be photographed, describe

Kunyomi: うつ.す, うつ.る, うつ-, うつ.し

Onyomi: シャ, ジャ

Composition: 冖 与

写

Radical

Radical: 冖

Reading: わかんむり

Meaning: cover

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

写真(しゃしん)   photograph

写実的な(しゃじつてきな)   true to life

写生する(しゃせいする)   sketch (drawing)

写経する(しゃきょうする)   hand-copy a sutra

写本する(しゃほんする)   hand-copy a manuscript

複写する(ふくしゃする)   copy

描写する(びょうしゃする)   depict

写す(うつす)   film, project [v.t.]

写る(うつる)   be projected [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

写真集 (シャシンシュウ) photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models), photobook

写真 (シャシン) photograph, photo, picture, photography, moving picture, movie

実写 (ジッシャ) live action (as opposed to animation), photograph (of a real scene, event, etc.), real image, actual footage, depiction of a real scene (in writing or a picture), description

活写 (カッシャ) vivid description, painting a lively picture (of)

Kunyomi Examples

写す (うつす) to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce, to trace, to transcribe, to describe, to depict, to portray, to express, to imitate, to model after, to take (a photo), to photograph, to film, to shoot

写る (うつる) to be photographed, to be projected

写ルンです (うつルンです) QuickSnap (brand of disposable cameras produced by Fujifilm)

写し (うつし) copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript

映し出す (うつしだす) to project, to show (on a screen), to reflect (of a mirror, lake, etc.), to portray, to depict, to describe, to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

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