noun
Refers to the act of copying or tracing something, often by hand or by placing paper over the original. Can also refer to the resulting copy.
彼は地図の引き写しを作った。
He made a copy of the map by tracing it.
この書類は引き写しなので、原本ではありませ
This document is a copy, not the original.
Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull') + 写し (utsushi, continuative form of 写す 'to copy'). Literally 'pull-copying', referring to the action of tracing by pulling a brush or pen along the lines of the original.