JLPT N3 Intermediate
写す
To copy, transcribe, or capture an image.
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Other forms
写します polite form
写して te-form
写した plain past
写せる potential form
1 Verb (transitive)
To copy" / "To transcribe
Describes the act of reproducing text, shapes, or images from an original source onto a new surface.
Example
黒板 の 文字 を ノート に 写して ください 。
Please copy the characters from the blackboard into your notebook.
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2 Verb (transitive)
To photograph" / "To capture an image
Refers to capturing the likeness of a subject on a medium like film, a sensor, or a screen.
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3 Verb (transitive)
To depict" / "To portray
Indicates the vivid representation or description of reality within artistic works like literature or paintings.
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