What is the Kanji for "Copy"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Copy", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Copy" is "写".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Utsu".

Its onyomi reading is "Sha".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "冖" means "Crown" . And The kanji "与" means "Give" and "Involvement" and can be read as "Yo" and "Ata".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "写" mean in japanese?

"写" means "Copy".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N4 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

写真: "Photograph". The Japanese noun '写真 (しゃしん)' means 'photograph'. This word refers to an image captured by a camera. Photographs are widely used to document events, people, places, and other subjects. They are important in various fields such as journalism, art, and personal memoirs. For example: Let me show you the photo I took - (私が撮った写真を見せましょう). I love looking at old family photos - (古い家族の写真を見るのが好きです).

写る: "Appear". The Japanese verb '写る (うつる)' means 'appear'. This verb is used to describe when something becomes visible or is captured in a photograph or image. It can refer to an object, person, or reflection becoming visible. For example: The vase appears in the photo - (その花瓶が写っている). He appeared in the magazine - (彼が雑誌に写った).

描写: "Depiction". The noun '描写 (びょうしゃ)' means 'depiction'. This word refers to the act of visually representing or describing something through words, illustrations, or other artistic means. It is used to describe the way an artist, writer or filmmaker conveys a scene, character or idea to the audience. For example: The author's vivid depiction of the countryside - (作家の田舎の生き生きとした描写). The painting offers a beautiful depiction of the sunset - (その絵は夕日の美しい描写を示している).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". And The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.