写本

shahon

manuscript

この写本は15世紀のものです。

This manuscript dates back to the 15th century.

formal

A handwritten copy of a text, especially an ancient or historical document.

寺院の蔵には多くの貴重な写本が収蔵されています。

The temple's repository holds many valuable manuscripts.

Often used in historical or academic contexts to refer to pre-printing era documents.

Collocations

写本を作成するto create a manuscript写本を翻訳するto translate a manuscript

This term is often used in discussions of pre-modern literature and calligraphy.

From the combination of '写' (to copy) and '本' (book/document).

In modern contexts, '写本' is less common than 'マニュスクリプト' (manuscript), which is a loanword from English.

写

to copy

root

本

book/document

root

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