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Kanji: 写

KANJI
写
5 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
うつす
うつる
うつし
 ON 音 
シャ
ジャ
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
冖
Radical name:
わかんむり
Meaning:
Copy, be photographed, describe
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 450 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
写真(しゃしん)
photograph
N4
写(うつ)す
to copy or photograph
N2
写(うつ)る
to be photographed, to be projected
N2
写生(しゃせい)
sketching, drawing from nature
N2
複写(ふくしゃ)
copy, duplicate
N1
写(うつ)し
copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript
N1
映写(えいしゃ)
projection
N1
描写(びょうしゃ)
depiction, description, portrayal
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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