Kanji 写: "copy, be photographed, describe"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 写

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 写しゃ真しんphotograph; photo; picture; photography · moving picture; movie
• 写うつるto be photographed; to be projected
• 写しゃ真しんを撮とるto take a picture; to take a photo
• 写うつすto copy; to duplicate; to reproduce; to trace · to describe; to depict; to portray; to express
• 描びょう写しゃdepiction; description; portrayal
• 写うつしcopy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript · cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
• 顔かお写じゃ真しんportrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
• 書かき写うつすto copy (down); to transcribe
• 写しゃ真しん集しゅうphoto book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
• 写しゃ本ほんmanuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription
• 記き念ねん写しゃ真しんcommemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
• 写しゃメemail with attached photos sent from a mobile phone · photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone

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