• 写真しゃしん — photo
• 写すうつす — to copy, to photograph
• 写るうつる — to be photographed
• 写生しゃせい — sketch
• 複写ふくしゃ — duplication

The character 写 combines the "crown" radical (冖) with the element 寺 (temple), originally symbolizing covering or capturing an image. Today, it's used in words related to copying and photography. Its versatility spans traditional copying and modern digital imaging.

彼かれは 写真しゃしんを 写うつしました。
He took a photo.

この写真しゃしんには 私わたしが 写うつっています。
I appear in this photo.

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