Japanese word

複製

Pronunciation

Romajifukusei

Meaning

  • nouncopy

Example

この本は原本の複製です。ko no hon wa gen pon no fuku sei de su

This book is a copy of the original.

Illustration for 複製 (copy)

More examples

博物館では貴重な資料の複製を展示しています。haku butsu kan de wa ki chō na shi ryō no fuku sei o ten ji shi te i ma su

The museum displays reproductions of valuable documents.

Core concept

Refers to something made to match an original in content or form.

Common phrases

  • 複製を作るfuku sei o tsuku ru

    make a copy

  • 完全な複製kan zen na fuku sei

    exact copy

Similar words

コピーkopī: A duplicate or imitation made from an original for ordinary use.
複写fukusha: A reproduced version of a document, image, or other original material.
写しutsushi: A version that reproduces the content or appearance of an original.

Definition in Japanese

原本をもとに、内容や形を同じに作ったもの。gen pon o mo to ni nai yō ya katachi o ona ji ni tsuku tta mo no

Word origin

複 (fuku, "duplicate") and 製 (sei, "make") form a Sino-Japanese compound meaning a made duplicate.

Usage tips

  • Japanese 複製 (fukusei) is common in formal copyright language, where it covers making a duplicate of a work as well as the resulting copy.

Other meanings

  • duplicationnoun
  • reproductionnoun

Opposites

  • 原本genponoriginalnoun

Related words

  • 複製するfukuseisuruduplicateverb

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