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a quotation; quoted passage; cited text
A sentence or passage taken verbatim from another source and used in one's own writing or speech. Standard term in academic writing, journalism, and book reviews. Contrasted with original prose and with paraphrase.
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.