写す (Utsusu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce, to trace”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto copy; to duplicate; to reproduce; to trace; to transcribe
- godan verb, transitive verbto describe; to depict; to portray; to express
- godan verb, transitive verbto imitate; to model after
- godan verb, transitive verbto take (a photo); to photograph; to film; to shootalso written as 撮す
Examples
彼は友達のノートを正確に写した。
He copied his friend's notebook with precision.
その写真は空から写されたものである。
The picture was taken from the air.
彼は友達のノートを写すのに忙しかった。
He was busy copying his friend's notebook.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).