Japanese word

写し

Pronunciation

Romajiutsushi

Meaning

  • nouncopy

Example

身分証の写しを提出します。mi bun shō no utsu shi o tei shutsu shi ma su

I will submit a copy of my identification.

Illustration for 写し (copy)

More examples

原本は持ち帰り、写しだけを保管します。gen pon wa mo chi kae ri utsu shi da ke o ho kan shi ma su

I will take the original home and keep only the copy.

Core concept

Refers to a reproduced version that preserves the content of an original, whether or not its format is identical.

Common phrases

  • 写しを取るutsu shi o to ru

    make a copy

  • 写しを提出するutsu shi o tei shutsu su ru

    submit a copy

  • 写しを保管するutsu shi o ho kan su ru

    keep a copy

Similar words

コピーkopī: A general term for a duplicate made from an original, often by a machine or digital process.
複製fukusei: A reproduced version of an original that may preserve its content, form, or both.
控えhikae: A duplicate kept for reference or record after the original is submitted or given away.

Definition in Japanese

原本や記録の内容を、別の物や形式に再現したもの。gen pon ya ki roku no nai yō o betsu no mono ya kei shiki ni sai gen shi ta mo no

Word origin

写し (utsushi) is the noun form of 写す (utsusu, "to copy"), using the verb's continuative stem as a noun.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese tea culture, 写し (utsushi) can name a tea utensil modeled on a famous original, extending the idea of a copy beyond documents.

Other meanings

  • facsimilenoun
  • transcriptnoun

Opposites

  • 原本genponoriginalnoun

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