To Be Photographed
To Be In A Photograph
intransitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means copy, but what is a copy? It is basically a photograph, which is why this word means to be photographed, or to be in a photograph. You know this one is "to be photographed" because it ends with a る. Someone thinks you're "rude" so they're photographing you.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You have to remember the うつ part. You're being rude, right? That's why you got photographed. Why are you rude? You're doing beatboxing, constantly saying うつうつうつ over and over again. Say it out loud, too.
カメラに写る
to appear in the camera
レントゲンに写る
to appear in an X-ray
きれいに写る
to come out beautifully in a photo
ものが写る
to have something appear in a photograph, to have something reflected
かおが写る
to have a face appear in a photograph, to have a face reflected
人が写る
to have a person appear in a photograph, to have a person reflected
父はビデオに写るのがきらいです。
My father doesn't like to be in videos.
白い花は、ウェディングフォトに写っていない。
White flowers are not in the wedding photo.
このカメラでは、木や山がよく写る。
You can take good pictures of trees and mountains with this camera.