Translation guide
How to express the idea of an excerpt — a short passage taken from a longer text — in Japanese.
Referring to a selected passage from a book, article, speech, etc.
The most common and general word for an excerpt. Used for passages taken from books, articles, documents, etc.
Describing the action of selecting and taking out a passage from a longer text.
The verb form of 抜粋. Means 'to excerpt' or 'to extract a passage'.
抜粋 is a general term for an extracted passage, while 引用 specifically implies a direct quotation, often with attribution. Use 引用 when you want to emphasize that you are citing a source.
この本の抜粋を読んでください。
Please read an excerpt from this book.
会議の議事録から抜粋を紹介します。
I will present an excerpt from the meeting minutes.
Means 'quotation' or 'citation'. Often used when the excerpt is quoted directly, especially in academic or formal contexts.
論文に小説からの引用を含めた。
I included an excerpt from a novel in my paper.
Refers to an abstract, digest, or excerpt, often used for summaries of academic papers or official documents.
研究の抄録を提出してください。
Please submit an excerpt (abstract) of your research.
I excerpted the important parts from this article.
Means 'to quote' or 'to cite'. Used when excerpting by directly quoting the source.
スピーチで彼の言葉を引用した。
I excerpted (quoted) his words in my speech.