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写し撮る (うつしとる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

写うつし撮とる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

record (photo/video); capture on camera

Used for capturing an image or scene with a camera or video device. Slightly more formal or literary than 撮る alone.

彼かれはその瞬しゅん間かんをカメラに写うつし撮とった。
He captured that moment on camera.
美うつくしい風ふう景けいをビデオに写うつし撮と

る

。

I record the beautiful scenery on video.

Written forms

写うつし撮とる
Standard kanji spelling for this compound verb.
うつし撮とる
Kana for the first element is sometimes seen, but the full kanji form is more common.

Kanji

写copy, be photographed, describe
撮snapshot, take pictures

Similar words

撮とる
撮る is the common everyday verb for taking a photo or video. 写し撮る emphasizes the act of faithfully recording or capturing a scene, often with a nuance of preserving it as an image.

Etymology

Compound of 写す (うつす, 'to copy, to project') and 撮る (とる, 'to take a photo/video'). The combination suggests recording an image by transferring it onto film or sensor.