謄 means “copy, transcribe”

とう · tou

Also: mimeograph

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

トウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 17 strokes

The story

Shaped like 勝, to win, but with words (言) where strength (力) should be: picture winning by copying every word exactly. 謄 is an official copy: a 戸籍謄本 is a certified copy of a whole family register, issued by the city office.

Used in 謄本 (touhon, certified copy), 戸籍謄本 (koseki touhon, copy of a family register), and 謄写 (tousha, copying/mimeograph)

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