The kanji 謄 primarily conveys the meaning of "to copy," "to transcribe," or "to duplicate." It often implies making an accurate and official reproduction of a document or written material. It can also relate to the act of registering or recording information formally.

・On-yomi (音読み): トウ (tou) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, although it is sometimes used in compound words.

⚫︎謄本 (とうほん) Translation: Certified copy; transcript. ⚫︎謄写 (とうしゃ) Translation: Copying; duplicating; transcription. ⚫︎謄写版 (とうしゃばん) Translation: Mimeograph; stencil duplicator.

The kanji 謄 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. The left side is a radical (偏, hen) called 言 (げん, gen), meaning "speech" or "words." The right side is 滕 (とう, tou) which serves as the phonetic component, indicating the pronunciation. Originally, 滕 (tou) depicted the act of ascending or rising. Together, the components suggest the act of "speaking" or "writing" something that "rises up" or is repeatedly reproduced, hence "to copy" or "to transcribe."