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[いん()·よう()]
inyou
noun, suru verb, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 引用

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. quotation; citation; reference

Definition and Synonyms for 引用

Cite repeat a passage from
Synonyms: 引例, 引き合いに出す, 引用, 援引, 援用
Quotation the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
Synonyms: 引用
Citation a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
Synonyms: サイテーション, 召喚状, 引用, 引証, 提示
Quote a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
Synonyms: サイテーション, 引例, 引用, 引用句, 引用文, 引証, 抄録, 抄録, 援引, 援用, 断章
Acknowledgment a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Synonyms: クレジット, レファレンス, サイテーション, 典拠, 引例, 引き合い, 引き合う, 引用, 引用句, 引用文, 引証, 謝辞

Meanings for each kanji in 引用

» pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to
» utilize; business; service; use; employ

Categories 引用 is a member of

Practice a customary way of operation or behavior
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Iterate to say, state, or perform again
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Extract a passage selected from a larger work
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Process a writ issued by authority of law
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Notation a comment or instruction (usually added)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 引用

Sample Sentences for 引用

He often quotes from Shakespeare.
"Love your neighbour as yourself" is a quotation from the Bible.
Each part of the book starts with a quote taken from the life of the author: a passage from a book, a question asked to a stranger on the road, something shouted by a girlfriend.
He took a line from Shakespeare.
The following passage is a quotation from a well-known fable.

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