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写 = 与 + 冖
写 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “copy”. It is built from 与 (bestow) and 冖 (cover). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1336.
- Keyword
- copy
- RTK frame
- 1336
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シャ, ジャ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- うつ.す, うつ.る, うつ-, うつ.し
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- копия
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 写 write
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 写 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bestow” + “cover”. 写 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 写 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.