写す

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 写す (うつす) is a transitive verb meaning either to copy writing or to capture a subject in a photograph.
• Basic usage: 文章をノートに写した describes copying text, whereas 花を写真に写す describes photographing flowers.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Copying and photographing with 写す
  • ノートに selects the copying sense and 写真に the photographic sense; the destination phrase resolves the ambiguity.