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透けて写る (すけてうつる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

透すけて写うつる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru)

be seen through; show through; be visible through

Describes something being visible through a translucent or thin layer, such as an undergarment seen through clothing, or text showing through paper.

白しろいシャツの下したから肌はだが透すけて写うつっている。
Her skin is showing through her white shirt.
裏うらの

ページ

の

文も

字じ

が

透す

け

て

写うつ

っ

て

読よ

み

にくい

。

The text from the back page shows through and is hard to read.

Kanji

透transparent, permeate, filter
写copy, be photographed, describe

Similar words

透すける
透ける means 'to be transparent' or 'to be see-through' in general, while 透けて写る specifically means 'to be visible through something' with an emphasis on the image or object appearing on the other side.
透すかす
透かす is the transitive counterpart meaning 'to hold up to the light' or 'to make something transparent', whereas 透けて写る is intransitive and describes the result of something showing through.

Etymology

Compound of 透けて (te-form of 透ける, 'to be transparent') and 写る ('to be reflected' or 'to be visible'). The combination literally means 'to be transparently reflected/visible'.