Word Meaning 写す

うつす utsusu

写す is read as うつす (utsusu) and means to describe.

Meaning

English

to describe
to film
to picture
to photograph
to transcribe
to duplicate
to reproduce
to imitate

Reading

Kana

うつす

Romaji

utsusu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 6157 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

写真

しゃしん

moving picture

写る

うつる

to be photographed

写生

しゃせい

sketching

写真集

しゃしんしゅう

photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models)

写し

うつし

copy

写本

しゃほん

manuscript (book)

写真屋

しゃしんや

camera shop

写真家

しゃしんか

photographer

書き写す

かきうつす

to copy (down)

写植

しゃしょく

phototypesetting

写実

しゃじつ

realism

写経

しゃきょう

hand-copied sutras

Example Sentences

彼は自分の気持ちを言葉で写すのが上手だ。

かれはじぶんのきもちをことばでうつすのがじょうずだ。

He is good at expressing his feelings in words.