JLPT N4
写
Copy, Be photographed, Describe
Onyomi
シャ (sha)
Kunyomi
うつ・す (utsu-su), うつ・る (utsu-ru)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
宀 (roof, house) + 与 (give, participate)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Under a darkroom *roof* (宀), a photographer is carefully *giving* (与) birth to a new image, making a perfect **copy** of a moment in time. This is how you **photograph** and **describe** reality.
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Quick Hint:
Roof gives copies
Essential N4 Vocabulary
写真
しゃしん
Photograph
写す
うつす
To copy, to photograph
写る
うつる
To be photographed, to be reflected
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "写"
これは家族の ＿＿＿＿＿ です。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 写真は「しゃしん」と読みます。
English: Photograph is read as 'shashin'.
English: Photograph is read as 'shashin'.
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