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引用 (いんよう): quotation, citation — Japanese vocabulary

引用 is read いんよう and means "quotation, citation". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

引用

Reading
いんよう · inyou
Translation
quotation, citation
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
いんようが

Example

以下の一節は有名な寓話からの引用です。

いかのいっせつはゆうめいなぐうわからのいんようです。

The following passage is a quotation from a well-known fable.

Kanji in this word

  • 引 — pull, attract
  • 用 — use, business

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