This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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写真

しゃしん
photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie
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描写

びょうしゃ
depiction; description; portrayal
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実写

じっしゃ
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); photographic image (as opposed to a drawing, computer-generated image, etc.); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.); documentary (film)
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写本

しゃほん
manuscript; written copy; codex
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転写

てんしゃ
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); transliteration
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写像

しゃぞう
mapping; map; image; representation
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写る

うつる
to be photographed; to be projected
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写す

うつす
to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to imitate; to trace; to describe; to film; to picture; to photograph
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書写

しょしゃ
transcription; copying; handwriting
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試写

ししゃ
preview; private showing