盗用
とうよう
noun
plagiarism; unauthorized use; theft (of ideas, designs, or writings)
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 盗用する | 盗用しない |
| Present polite | 盗用します | 盗用しません |
| Past | 盗用した | 盗用しなかった |
| Past polite | 盗用しました | 盗用しませんでした |
| て form | 盗用して | 盗用しなくて |
| ている present | 盗用している | 盗用していない |
| ている polite | 盗用しています | 盗用していません |
| ている past | 盗用していた | 盗用していなかった |
| ている past polite | 盗用していました | 盗用していませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 盗用すれば | 盗用しなければ |
| Conditional たら | 盗用したら | 盗用しなかったら |
| Volitional | 盗用しよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 盗用しましょう | — |
| Potential | 盗用できる | 盗用できない |
| Passive | 盗用される | 盗用されない |
| Causative | 盗用させる | 盗用させない |
| Imperative | 盗用しろ | 盗用するな |
1.
plagiarism; unauthorized use; theft (of ideas, designs, writings, identity)
The act of using someone else's work, ideas, design, or property without permission and presenting them as one's own. Applies to written work, designs, identities, and other intellectual property.
論文の盗用が発覚した。
Plagiarism in the paper was uncovered.
他人のデザインを盗用してはいけない。
You must not copy another person's design without permission.
彼は同僚のアイデアを盗用したとして非難された。
He was criticized for plagiarizing his colleague's ideas.
クレジットカード情報の盗用被害が増えている。
Cases of credit card information being used fraudulently are increasing.
Composed of 盗 (steal) + 用 (use). Refers to using something — typically intellectual or informational — without authorization and passing it off as one's own or as legitimately acquired. Commonly applied to academic plagiarism, design/copyright infringement, and identity/information theft.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 盗用する: to plagiarize; to use without authorization
- 盗用疑惑: suspicion of plagiarism
- 盗用が発覚する: plagiarism is uncovered
- 論文盗用: plagiarism of a paper
- 個人情報盗用: identity theft
- 盗用被害: damage from unauthorized use
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 剽窃: plagiarism — more literary/specialized; typically used of written work
- 不正使用: improper use; unauthorized use — broader; often used for unauthorized use of accounts or tools
- 模倣: imitation — not necessarily wrongful; describes copying without implying theft
- 無断使用: unauthorized use — emphasizes lack of permission; overlaps with 盗用 but is neutral in tone
HOMOPHONES:
- 東洋: the East; the Orient — different word, same reading
- 登用: appointment, promotion (to a position) — different word, same reading
USAGE:
Frequently appears in academic misconduct cases, corporate design disputes, and news stories about cybercrime. Often pairs with verbs like 発覚する (to come to light) and 疑われる (to be suspected).