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博引 (はくいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
extensive referencing ; citing widely
Used for scholarly or encyclopedic works that draw on a wide range of sources. Often appears in the compound 博引旁証 (はくいんぼうしょう), meaning 'citing widely and corroborating thoroughly'.
引いん
旁ぼう
証しょう
ぶり
に
は
いつも
感かん
心しん
さ
せ
られる
。
I am always impressed by his thoroughness in citing widely and corroborating evidence.
Similar words 引いん 用よう 引用 is the general term for quoting or citing a specific passage, while 博引 emphasizes the breadth and variety of sources cited.
博はく 引いん 旁ぼう 証しょう A four-character compound that combines 博引 with 旁証 (corroborating evidence), describing a thorough scholarly approach.
Etymology Compound of 博 (broad, extensive) and 引 (pull, cite). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with scholarly citation practices.
