生き写し

いきうつし

Meanings

1. Noun spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance

Kanji

• 生 life. Read as いきる.
• 写 copy. Read as うつし.

Example sentences

• 君は３０年前のお父さんに生き写しだ。
  You look like your father looked thirty years ago.
• トムは外見も性格も父親に生き写しだ。
  In both appearance and personality, Tom is exactly like his father.

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