Word Meaning 写し絵

うつしえ utsushie

写し絵 is read as うつしえ (utsushie) and means mirror image (e.g. of society).

Meaning

English

  1. mirror image (e.g. of society)
  2. (metaphorical) depiction
  3. sketch (depicting real people or nature)
  4. drawing sketched from real life
  5. magic-lantern picture
  6. child's copying pictures
  7. shadowgraph

Reading

Kana

うつしえ

Romaji

utsushie

Writing Variants

  • 映し絵 うつしえ utsushie

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 124017 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

写実

しゃじつ

realism

写経

しゃきょう

hand-copied sutras

写真機

しゃしんき

(photographic) camera

写実性

しゃじつせい

realism

写真判定決勝

しゃしんはんていけっしょう

photo finish

写真判定

しゃしんはんてい

deciding the winner from a photo

写し取る

うつしとる

to make a copy (of)

写真共有

しゃしんきょうゆう

photo-sharing (e.g. app, website, service, etc.)

写真機店

しゃしんきてん

camera shop

写真記者

しゃしんきしゃ

photojournalist

写真術

しゃしんじゅつ

photography

写真愛好家

しゃしんあいこうか

shutter bug