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援引 (えんいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
reference ; citation ; quoting as support
Rare, formal term used in legal, academic, or historical writing to mean citing or referring to a source, precedent, or authority. Not used in everyday conversation.
この 論ろん 文ぶん は 多おお く の 古こ 典てん を 援えん 引いん し て いる 。
This paper references many classical works.
Similar words 引いん 用よう Common word for 'quotation' or 'citation' in everyday and academic contexts. 援引 is much rarer and carries a nuance of invoking something as support or authority.
参さん 照しょう Means 'reference' in the sense of consulting a source for information. 援引 implies actively citing or bringing in a source to strengthen an argument.
Etymology Compound of 援 (えん, 'aid, support') and 引 (いん, 'pull, cite'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a Sino-Japanese term used in formal writing.
