Translation guide
A person who makes copies, especially of documents or artworks. In Japanese, the term varies by context: a scribe copying texts, an artist replicating paintings, or a general imitator.
A scribe or clerk who manually duplicates written materials, historically or in certain professions.
A person whose job is to copy documents by hand, often in a historical or clerical context.
彼は写字生として古文書を写した。
He copied ancient documents as a copyist.
An artist who replicates paintings or other artworks, either as a forger or a legitimate copyist.
A person who makes copies of artworks, especially paintings, often for study or preservation.
彼は有名な絵画の模写師として生計を立てている。
He makes a living as a copyist of famous paintings.
Someone who copies the style or work of others, not necessarily documents or art.
A general imitator, someone who copies others' actions, style, or work.
The English word 'copyist' can be translated directly in some contexts, but in Japanese, the specific role (document, art, general) determines the best word. Using a generic term like コピーする人 may sound unnatural or vague.
A professional copyist or calligrapher who writes documents neatly, often for formal purposes.
筆耕に依頼して賞状を書いてもらった。
I had a copyist write the certificate.
Specifically a copyist of manuscripts, often used in historical or literary contexts.
中世の写本者は修道院で働いた。
Medieval copyists worked in monasteries.
A forger who creates counterfeit artworks. Use with caution as it implies illegality.
Implies criminal activity; not a neutral term for a copyist.
その贋作師は巧妙な複製画を作った。
The forger created skillful copies.
A painter who specializes in reproducing artworks, often legally for museums or collectors.
複製画家が名画のレプリカを制作した。
The reproduction painter created a replica of the masterpiece.
彼は単なる模倣者で、独創性がない。
He's just a copyist with no originality.
Colloquial term for someone who copies things, often with a negative nuance of lacking creativity.
あのデザイナーはコピー屋だと言われている。
That designer is said to be a copyist.