コピーkopii
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcopy; photocopy
- nounbook jacket blurb
- noun(advertising) slogan
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | コピーする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | コピーします |
| Negative (nai) | コピーしない |
| polite (masen) | コピーしません |
| classical zu / nu | コピーせず・コピーせぬ |
| Past (ta) | コピーした |
| polite (mashita) | コピーしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | コピーしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | コピーしませんでした |
| Te form | コピーして |
| Potential | コピーできる |
| Passive | コピーされる |
| Causative | コピーさせる |
| Causative passive | コピーさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | コピーすれば |
| tara | コピーしたら |
| Volitional | コピーしよう |
| polite (mashou) | コピーしましょう |
| Imperative | コピーしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym複製ふくせいWrittenFormal term for making an exact duplicate of the original, as in 「複製禁止」; same idea as コピー, but stiffer in tone.
- Synonym写しうつしNeutralA copy or transcript of a document, as in 「住民票の写し」; the word for paper duplicates, where コピー covers copying of every kind.
- Synonym複写ふくしゃWrittenWritten-style word for photocopying or duplicating, as in 「複写機」; more formal than コピー and typical of technical prose.
- SynonymコピるCasualA slangy verb built on コピー, meaning to copy something or to plagiarize; casual in tone and unsuited to formal writing.
- Related模造もぞうWrittenFormal word for imitating a genuine article, as in 「模造品」; it stresses imitation or faking, not copying documents or data.
- Related似せるにせるNeutralMeans making something resemble the real thing, as in 「本物に似せる」; about imitation, not producing an exact copy like コピー.
- Related模写もしゃWrittenFormal word for copying by hand, such as tracing a painting, or imitating a voice, as in 「声帯模写」; not used for photocopying.
- Related副本ふくほんWrittenA duplicate kept alongside the original, as in 「契約書の副本」; formal, and it names the document itself rather than the act of copying.
- Related複製品ふくせいひんWrittenA reproduced object, such as an art replica; formal, and it stresses that the item is a replica rather than the act of copying.
- Antonym原本げんぽんWrittenThe original document a copy is made from, as in 「原本証明」; the formal counterpart of コピー in paperwork contexts.
- Antonym原物げんぶつNeutralThe original object or real thing a copy is based on; a neutral counterpart of コピー for physical items.
Use 「コピー」 for photocopying and copying in general. In formal prose pick 「複製」 or 「複写」, for document copies 「写し」, for imitations 「模造」, and for the original itself 「原本」 or 「原物」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


