Japanese word

引用

Pronunciation

Romajiin'yō

Meaning

  • nounquote

Example

その本には先生の言葉の引用があります。so no hon ni wa sen sei no koto ba no in yō ga a ri ma su

The book has a quote from the teacher.

Illustration for 引用 (quote)

More examples

発表では、専門家の意見を引用として紹介します。hap pyō de wa sen mon ka no i ken o in yō to shi te shō kai shi ma su

In the presentation, I introduce an expert's opinion as a quote.

Core concept

Presents words taken from a source as the words of that source rather than as one's own.

Common phrases

  • 引用元in yō moto

    source of a quote

  • 直接引用choku setsu in yō

    direct quote

  • 引用符in yō fu

    quotation marks

Similar words

引用文inyōbun: A section of text or speech taken from another source.
引用句inyōku: A short phrase or sentence reproduced from another source.

Definition in Japanese

他人の発言や文章の一部を、元の形のまま取り上げて示すこと。ta nin no hatsu gen ya bun shō no ichi bu o moto no katachi no ma ma to ri a ge te shime su ko to

Word origin

引用 (in'yō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 引 (in, "draw") and 用 (yō, "use"), expressing the act of drawing words from a source for use elsewhere.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often put quote marks around a word to show that they are using it unusually or with doubt, a use related to quoting someone else's wording.

Other meanings

  • citationnoun

Related words

  • 引用するinyōsuruquoteverb

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