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写真を写す (しゃしんをうつす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

写しゃ真しんを写うつす

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

take a picture; photograph

Standard phrase for taking a photograph. The verb 写す here means to capture an image, not to copy text.

旅りょ行こう先さきで写しゃ真しんを写うつした。
I took pictures at my travel destination.
このカメラで写しゃ真しんを写うつすのは簡かん単たんだ

。

It's easy to take pictures with this camera.

Kanji

写copy, be photographed, describe
真true, reality, Buddhist sect

Similar words

撮とる
撮る is the more common verb for taking photographs (写真を撮る). 写す emphasizes the act of capturing or copying an image, and is slightly less common in modern casual speech.

Etymology

Compound of 写真 (photograph) + を (object marker) + 写す (to copy, to project an image). The verb 写す originally means to copy or reflect, and here it extends to capturing an image onto film or a sensor.