Japanese word

コピー

Pronunciation

Romajikopī

Meaning

  • nouncopy

Example

コピーを取ってもいいですか。ko pī o to tte mo i i de su ka

May I make a copy?

Illustration for コピー (copy)

More examples

会議の資料を三部コピーしました。kai gi no shi ryō o san bu ko pī shi ma shi ta

I made three copies of the meeting materials.

Core concept

It refers to a second version made to have the same information or appearance as an original.

Common phrases

  • コピーを取るko pī o to ru

    make a copy

  • コピーを配るko pī o kuba ru

    distribute copies

Similar words

写しutsushi: A duplicate of a document or record prepared for separate use or storage.

Definition in Japanese

元の書類や画像と同じ内容を持つように複写したもの。また、複写すること。moto no sho rui ya ga zō to ona ji nai yō o mo tsu yō ni fuku sha shi ta mo no ma ta fuku sha su ru ko to

Word origin

コピー (kopī) is a Japanese borrowing from English copy, a word that came through Old French copie from Latin copia, meaning "abundance".

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, コピー (kopī) often means a photocopy, while English copy also commonly means a duplicate of text, data, or an object.

Other meanings

  • photocopynoun

Opposites

  • 原本genponoriginalnoun

Related words

  • コピーするkopīsurumake a copyverb

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