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写し取る (うつしとる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

写うつし取とる

う

つ

し

と

る

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

copy; transcribe; trace

Used for making a written copy, tracing a drawing, or reproducing content by hand or mechanically.

彼かれは地ち図ずを紙かみに写うつし取とった。
He copied the map onto paper.
古こ文ぶん書

しょ

を

一いち

字じ

一いっ

句く

写うつ

し

取と

る

。

I transcribe the ancient document word for word.

Written forms

写うつし取とるUsage52%
Standard kanji spelling.
写うつしとるUsage43%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
うつしとるUsage5%

Kanji

写copy, be photographed, describe
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

コピーする
コピーする is a general loanword for copying, often with a machine. 写し取る implies careful manual reproduction or tracing.
書かき写うつす
書き写す is more common for copying text by hand. 写し取る can also cover tracing images or patterns.

Etymology

Compound of 写し (continuative form of 写す 'to copy') + 取る 'to take'.