noun
literary fragment; excerpt; passage
Refers to a short passage or fragment taken from a larger literary work. Often used in academic or literary contexts.
この論文では、夏目漱石の小説からいくつかの断章を引用している。
This paper quotes several passages from Natsume Soseki's novels.
noun
Describes the act of taking a passage and interpreting or using it without considering the surrounding text. Often seen in the compound 断章取義.
See also: 断章取義
彼の批判は、相手の言葉を断章して曲解している。
His criticism takes the other person's words out of context and distorts them.
「断章取義」は、文脈を無視して都合よく解釈することを指す。
断章取義 refers to interpreting something conveniently by ignoring the context.