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KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小35 strokesRadical 冖#453 in newspapers

写 · copy, be photographed

写 is a kanji meaning copy, be photographed, describe. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シャsha
  • ジャja

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • うつすutsusu
  • うつるutsuru
  • うつ-utsu-
  • うつしutsushi

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 写 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 写
WordReadingMeaningLevel
写真しゃしんa picture; a photographN5
写すうつすto copy (v.t.); to photographN4
写るうつるto be photographed, to be projectedN3
写生しゃせいsketching, drawing from natureN2
複写ふくしゃcopy, duplicateN2
写しうつしcopy, duplicateN1
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More words that use 写
WordReadingMeaningLevel
映写えいしゃprojectionN1
描写びょうしゃdepiction, description, portrayalN1

Example sentence

この写真大好き。

このしゃしんだいすき

I love this picture.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #221437 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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