書写|しょしゃshosha[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtranscription; copying
- nounhandwriting (as a school subject); penmanship
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 書写する（しょしゃする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 書写します（しょしゃします） |
| Negative (nai) | 書写しない（しょしゃしない） |
| polite (masen) | 書写しません（しょしゃしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 書写せず・書写せぬ（しょしゃせず・しょしゃせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 書写した（しょしゃした） |
| polite (mashita) | 書写しました（しょしゃしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 書写しなかった（しょしゃしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 書写しませんでした（しょしゃしませんでした） |
| Te form | 書写して（しょしゃして） |
| Potential | 書写できる（しょしゃできる） |
| Passive | 書写される（しょしゃされる） |
| Causative | 書写させる（しょしゃさせる） |
| Causative passive | 書写させられる（しょしゃさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 書写すれば（しょしゃすれば） |
| tara | 書写したら（しょしゃしたら） |
| Volitional | 書写しよう（しょしゃしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 書写しましょう（しょしゃしましょう） |
| Imperative | 書写しろ（しょしゃしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym書き写すかきうつすNeutralThe everyday verb for copying something out exactly as the original; 「書写」 is more formal and also names the handwriting class.
- Synonym複写ふくしゃWrittenWritten word for duplicating or photocopying documents; 「書写」 is handwriting.
- Synonym謄写とうしゃWrittenWritten word for copying a text out exactly as the original; also covers mimeograph printing. 「書写」 also names the school handwriting subject, a sense this lacks.
- Synonym筆写ひっしゃWrittenWritten term for copying by hand with a pen; close in meaning to 「書写」 but used less often.
- Related複製ふくせいWrittenWritten word for reproducing or duplicating something, not limited to handwriting; 「書写」 is specifically copying by hand.
- Related写すうつすNeutralThe most common everyday verb, covering copying, photographing, and depicting; 「書写」 is more written in tone and also names the school subject.
- Related書き取るかきとるNeutralNeutral verb for writing down what you hear, as in dictation or note-taking; 「書写」 is copying from something in front of you.
- Related模写もしゃWrittenWritten word for faithfully copying paintings or pictures; 「書写」 is about copying written text.
- Related臨写りんしゃWrittenWritten word for copying writing while looking at the original, used mostly in calligraphy; 「書写」 is the broader term for transcription in general.
- Related模するもするWrittenWritten verb meaning to imitate or model after something; 「書写」 is specifically about copying written characters.
- Related写し取るうつしとるNeutralNeutral verb for copying or tracing something down exactly as the original; 「書写」 leans toward written prose.
- Related写字しゃじWrittenWritten term for transcribing characters, used rarely; close in meaning to 「書写」.
- Related引き写すひきうつすWrittenWritten verb for copying word for word, or tracing a picture; 「書写」 is the more general term.
For everyday copying, use 「書き写す」 or 「写す」; in formal prose, 「書写」 or 「筆写」. Copying calligraphy or paintings is 「臨写」 or 「模写」; photocopying is 「複写」. The elementary school handwriting class is called 「書写」.
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