► 動詞
写す [(2)うつす] meaning: copy rank: 1
☆ これは他人の書いた記事をそのまま写しただけだ ⇨ This is just copied from an article someone else wrote (☛ Copy sentences exactly)
写る [(2)うつる] meaning: photograph rank: 1
☆ 彼はこの写真には写っていない ⇨ He is not photographed, shown, in this picture (☛ Unlike with 写す, 写真 doesn’t have to be explicitly mentioned)
☆ 彼女は写真に綺麗に写っている ⇨ She is photographed beautifully in the picture (☛ Unlike with 写す, 写真 doesn’t have to be explicitly mentioned)
写す [(2)うつす] [写真を写す] meaning: photograph rank: 1
☆ 写真を写すには暗過ぎる ⇨ It is too dark to take a picture (☛ 写真 is explicitly mentioned unless it is obvious)
► 名詞
写し [うつし] meaning: copy rank: 2
☆ 写しではなく原本が必要だ ⇨ The original is required, not a copy
写り [うつり] meaning: photograph rank: 4
☆ 彼女は写真写りが悪い ⇨ She is not photogenic