写

写 — copy, be photographed, describe

JLPT: JLPT N4
Strokes: 5
Taught in: School year 3
Frequency: #453 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: しゃ sha

じゃ ja
Kun'yomi: うつ.す utsu.su

うつ.る utsu.ru

うつ- utsu-

うつ.し utsu.shi

Example words for this kanji are being written.

Words that use 写

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