How to say "reproduce" in Japanese

• 写すうつすJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers 'reproduce' as visually copying an image, picture, or text onto paper, film, or a screen, including tracing. It is the everyday word when you duplicate something by reproducing its appearance.
  このページをノートに写うつしておきなさい。↗

  Copy this page in your notebook.
• 写し取るうつしとる
  godan verb, transitive verbMeans to make a complete copy by taking something down, such as transcribing text or notes. It emphasizes transferring the whole content from one medium to another, and is a less common word than 写す.
• なぞる
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers 'reproduce' as tracing — moving a pen over lines already drawn — or, by extension, imitating someone's example. For general senses of 'reproduce' it is marginal; it really means to trace or follow along an existing shape.

Use 「写す」 for copying or duplicating something visual onto paper or screen; 「写し取る」 for copying down text or data in full; 「なぞる」 for tracing over lines or imitating a model's motions.

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• 写すうつすto copy
• 写し取るうつしとるto make a copy (of)
• なぞるto imitate