Japanese word

複写

Pronunciation

Romajifukusha

Meaning

  • nouncopying

Example

この書類を複写します。ko no sho rui o fuku sha shi ma su

I will copy this document.

Illustration for 複写 (copying)

More examples

図書館では、資料の複写ができます。to sho kan de wa shi ryō no fuku sha ga de ki ma su

You can make copies of materials at the library.

Core concept

Describes transferring the same content from an existing written or visual source to another form.

Common phrases

  • 複写の許可fuku sha no kyo ka

    permission to copy

  • 複写を許可するfuku sha o kyo ka su ru

    permit copying

Similar words

コピーkopī: A duplicate made from an original, often by an electronic or office process.
写しutsushi: A copy of a document or record made from an original.
複製fukusei: A reproduction that recreates the content or form of an original.

Definition in Japanese

書類や画像などの内容を、別の場所や媒体に同じように写すこと。sho rui ya ga zō na do no nai yō o betsu no ba sho ya bai tai ni ona ji yō ni utsu su ko to

Word origin

複 (fuku, "multiple") combines with 写 (sha, "transcribe") to form a word for producing another version of an existing item.

Usage tips

  • On Japanese office equipment, 複写 (fukusha) can label the function that makes a paper or digital duplicate.

Other meanings

  • reproductionnoun
  • duplicationnoun

Opposites

  • 原本genponoriginalnoun

Related words

  • 複写するfukushasurucopyverb

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