Memory phrase for the character: 写

写

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Meaning

copy, reproduce

Pronunciation

SHA
utsusu

Explanation

 Top: cover 冖, below: give/bestow 与

Mnemonic
 
Photocopying machine with a cover 冖 and a paper sheet 一 coming out of the machine.

Radicals

冖 coverThe radical wakanmuri is seen as a cover, but sometimes also considered to be a table. (Other covers are: , 亠 )
丂 wound seeweed




 Vocabulary

写す うつす  to film, to duplicate, to reproduce, to photograph
写る うつる  to be photographed, to be projected
複写 ふくしゃ  copy, duplicate
写真 しゃしん  photograph
写し うつし  copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript
複写機 ふくしゃき  photocopying machine, copier
映写 えいしゃ  projection
写生 しゃせい  sketching, drawing from nature, portrayal, description
描写 びょうしゃ  depiction, description, portrayal

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