写 · to copy, photograph

JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.

写 means to copy, photograph. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 5 strokes, read うつす or しゃ. It is built from 2 parts: 冖 (wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)), 与 (bestow, participate in). It appears in 写真 (a picture) and 写す (to copy (v.t.)).

筆順 · Stroke order

写 is written in 5 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.

解字 · What it is made of

写 breaks into 2 parts.

• 冖 semantic wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14) · top carries the meaning
• 与 other bestow, participate in · bottom component

Words that use 写

Word	Reading	Meaning
写真	しゃしん	a picture
写す	うつす	to copy (v.t.)
写生	しゃせい	sketching / drawing from nature

Practise 写

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