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援用 (えんよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
quotation ; citation ; invocation
Used when citing or invoking a precedent, rule, law, or authoritative source to support an argument or decision. Common in legal, academic, and formal writing.
この 規き 定てい は 契けい 約やく 書しょ に 援えん 用よう さ れる こと が 多おお い 。
This provision is often invoked in contracts.
Kanji 用 utilize, business, service Similar words 引いん 用よう 引用 is a general term for quoting or citing a passage, while 援用 specifically implies using the citation to support one's own argument or claim.
参さん 照しょう 参照 means 'reference' or 'consultation' and is broader; 援用 carries a stronger sense of actively invoking something as a basis for reasoning.
Etymology Compound of 援 (えん, 'aid, support') and 用 (よう, 'use'). The combination conveys the idea of using something as support, which developed into the modern sense of citing or invoking a source to back an argument.
