コピー

JLPT:N5
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1A reproduction of a document, photo, etc.; to photocopy or duplicate something, and the resulting copy.

NounGroup 3 VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

資料をコピーして会議で配った。

I made copies of the materials and handed them out at the meeting.

このページを十部コピーしてください。

Please make ten copies of this page.

コピー機の使い方が分からなくて店員に頼んだ。

I didn't know how to use the copier, so I asked the clerk for help.

重要な書類は必ずコピーを取って保管してください。

Always make and keep copies of important documents.

2A short promotional phrase or blurb printed on a book's obi or jacket, briefly conveying its content or appeal.

Noun

Examples

帯のコピーが目をひいたので、その本を買った。

I bought the book because the blurb on the obi caught my eye.

出版社は売れるように表紙のコピーを工夫した。

The publisher refined the cover blurb to make the book sell better.

3A catchy advertising slogan or phrase; often used as a shortened form of キャッチコピー.

NounAbbreviation

Examples

新商品のコピーは「毎日が楽しくなる」だ。

The slogan for the new product is 'Makes every day more fun.'

広告チームが商品のコピーを何案か作ってプレゼンした。

The advertising team created several slogan candidates and presented them.

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