写(うつ)し

うつし
noun
copy; duplicate; transcript
daily-life
1. copy; duplicate; transcript
A reproduction or copy of an original document, text, or artwork. Used in administrative, legal, and everyday contexts for duplicated materials.
書類(しょるい)の写(うつ)しを取(と)る。
To make a copy of a document.
戸籍(こせき)の写(うつ)しを役所(やくしょ)で取得(しゅとく)した。
I obtained a copy of the family register at the municipal office.
この手紙(てがみ)の写(うつ)しは何通(なんつう)か残(のこ)っており、研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)によって分析(ぶんせき)されている。
Several copies of this letter survive and are being analyzed by researchers.

The noun form of the verb 写(うつ)す (to copy). Refers to a copy or reproduction of a document, text, or other original. Common in administrative and historical contexts.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • コピー: copy — the modern loanword, more casual and widely used in everyday contexts
  • 複写(ふくしゃ): reproduction, photocopy — a more formal term, often for mechanical reproduction
  • 副本(ふくほん): duplicate, carbon copy — used in legal and official contexts for official copies of documents
  • 原本(げんぽん): original — the opposite of a copy; the source document

Related Words

Compare: コピー (copy)
Compare: 複写(ふくしゃ) (reproduction, photocopy)
Antonym: 原本(げんぽん) (original)
Compare: 謄本(とうほん) (certified copy)
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