Compound of 引用 ('quoting; citation') and 文 ('sentence; written passage'). Refers specifically to the quoted text itself, as distinguished from the act of quoting (引用) or the quotation marks (引用符).
USAGE:
Standard term in writing about academic, literary, or journalistic citation. Typically set off in Japanese writing by 「 」 quotation marks, by indentation (block quote), or with a change of typeface. In academic Japanese, a clear 出典 ('source citation') is expected.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 引用文を示す: to cite a quotation
- 引用文を入れる: to include a quoted passage
- 引用文の出典: source of the quotation
- 引用文中: within the quoted passage
- 長い引用文: a long quotation (block quote)
- 引用文を検証する: to verify a quotation
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 引用: quotation; citation (the act or the concept) — する-verb
- 引用符: quotation marks (the punctuation)
- 抜粋: extract; excerpt — a selected portion, not necessarily verbatim
- 引き用した文: a quoted sentence (less common phrasing)
- 原文: the original text (from which a quotation might be taken)
WRITING CONVENTIONS:
In Japanese writing, short quotations are enclosed in 「 」; quotations inside quotations use 『 』. In academic papers, long quotations are often set as indented block quotes without quotation marks, and the source is given in parentheses or in footnotes.