複写機(ふくしゃき)

ふくしゃき
noun
copy machine; photocopier
1. copy machine; photocopier; duplicating machine
A machine that reproduces documents and images on paper. The formal term for what is more commonly called a コピー machine in everyday Japanese. Found in offices, convenience stores, and libraries throughout Japan.
複写機(ふくしゃき)で書類(しょるい)をコピーする。
I'll copy the documents on the photocopier.
複写機(ふくしゃき)の紙(かみ)が切(き)れている。
The copy machine is out of paper.
新(あたら)しい複写機(ふくしゃき)は両面(りょうめん)コピーやスキャンもできる多機能(たきのう)タイプだ。
The new copy machine is a multifunction model that can do double-sided copies and scanning.

Compound of 複写(ふくしゃ) ('copying; reproduction') and 機(き) ('machine'). This is the formal/technical term — in everyday speech, most people say コピー機(き) or simply コピー機(き).

USAGE:

  • Used in official documents, product specifications, and formal writing
  • In daily conversation, コピー機(き) is far more common
  • Convenience stores in Japan universally offer コピー services using multifunction 複写機(ふくしゃき)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 複写機(ふくしゃき)を使(つか)う: to use a copy machine
  • 複写機(ふくしゃき)の故障(こしょう): copy machine breakdown
  • 複写機(ふくしゃき)の用紙(ようし): copier paper
  • カラー複写機(ふくしゃき): color copier

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • コピー機(き): copy machine — the everyday loanword equivalent; much more common in casual speech
  • プリンター: printer — outputs from a computer rather than duplicating physical documents
  • 印刷機(いんさつき): printing press — a machine for mass printing, not for office-scale document reproduction
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