Today’s Kanji is “写” (utsu-su); Kanji for “to copy”.
Handwritten Kanji “写” (utsu-su)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “写”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 写 | シャ うつ-す うつ-る |
sha utsu-su utsu-ru |
5 | 冖 | copy |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “写”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 写真を撮る | しゃしんをとる | shashin wo toru | taking pictures |
| 証明写真 | しょうめいしゃしん | shoumei shashin | ID photo |
| お化けが写った写真 | おばけがうつったしゃしん | obake ga utsutta shashin | Photo of a ghost |
写す（うつす）= to photograph, to film, to picture, to duplicate, to copy