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写る (うつる, utsuru) Japanese meaning: be photographed | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 写る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 写うつ る 写うつ らない Polite 写うつ ります 写うつ りません Past polite 写うつ りました 写うつ りませんでした Past 写うつ った 写うつ らなかった Te-form 写うつ って 写うつ らないで Desire 写うつ りたい 写うつ りたくない Potential 写うつ れる 写うつ れない Passive 写うつ られる 写うつ られない Causative 写うつ らせる 写うつ らせない Causative passive 写うつ らせられる also 写うつ らされる 写うつ らせられない also 写うつ らされない Volitional 写うつ ろう Polite volitional 写うつ りましょう Imperative 写うつ れ 写うつ るな Conditional 写うつ れば 写うつ らなければ Tara conditional 写うつ ったら 写うつ らなかったら
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With this camera, night scenes come out beautifully.
The image is clearly projected on the screen.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 写しゃ 真しん に 写うつ る for something to appear/show up in a photograph
Mount Fuji shows up beautifully in this photo.
〈 人ひと 〉 がよく 写うつ る for a person to photograph well / look good in pictures
She must be photogenic; she always comes out looking great in pictures.
レントゲンに 写うつ る to show up on an X-ray
The fracture showed up clearly on the X-ray.
Kanji 写 copy, be photographed, describe Transitive / intransitive Don't confuse with 映る (same reading as 写る) is used for reflections and things appearing on a screen (mirror, TV, monitor), whereas 写る specifically refers to appearing in a photograph or on printed/copied media.
写る (same pronunciation) means 'to be photographed/copied', while 移る means 'to move/change' — easily confused homophones with different kanji.
Word family projection; reflection; image; reception; picture quality · match; harmony
ghost image; unwanted reflection or object in a photo
photogenicity; how one looks in photos
be seen through; show through; be visible through
Written forms 写うつ る Usage 72%
Standard kanji spelling for the intransitive verb meaning 'to be photographed' or 'to be projected'.
うつる Usage 28%
Etymology The verb うつる is native Japanese. The kanji 写 carries the meaning of 'copy' or 'photograph', distinguishing this intransitive use from homophonous verbs like 映る (reflect) and 移る (move/transfer).
