Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce, to trace, to transcribe.
  2. to describe, to depict, to portray, to express.
  3. to imitate, to model after.
  4. to take (a photo), to photograph, to film, to shoot. Also written as 撮す.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
写す うつす
 
撮す うつす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

copy, be photographed, describe
シャ うつ.す (3rd, N4)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
bestow, participate in, give
あた.える あずか.る ヨ (7th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)