How to say "transcribe" in Japanese

• 書き写すかきうつすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the sense of transcribing text—copying it down in writing, often by hand. Use this when you reproduce written material character by character, such as copying notes or a manuscript.
  この書類しょるいを書き写かきうつすとき一いち語ごもおとすことのないように気きをつけなさい。↗

  In copying this paper, be careful not to leave out any words.
• 写すうつすJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbMeans to copy, duplicate, reproduce, or trace, so it matches 'transcribe' only in its copying sense. It also covers copying beyond writing, such as tracing a picture or duplicating something.
  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.

For the sense of carefully copying written text by hand, 「書き写す」 is the natural choice; 「写す」 covers broader copying or reproducing, including tracing, and only sometimes corresponds to 'transcribe'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 書き写すかきうつすto copy (down)
• 写すうつすto copy
• 写し取るうつしとるto make a copy (of)
• 起こすおこすto transcribe