言げん及きゅう

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言及する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used when bringing up or touching on a topic, often in formal or written contexts. Commonly appears as 言及する.

〈事こと〉について言げん及きゅうするto make reference to something
その記き事じは環かん境きょう問もん題だいについて言げん及きゅうしている。
The article makes reference to environmental issues.
〈事こと〉に言げん及きゅうするto refer to something
会かい議ぎでは新あたらしい規き則そくに言げん及きゅうする時じ間かんがなかった。
There wasn't time in the meeting to refer to the new rules.
〈事こと〉への言げん及きゅうを避さけるto avoid mentioning something
彼かれはその失しっ敗ぱいへの言げん及きゅうを避さけた。
He avoided any mention of the failure.
〈事こと〉についての言げん及きゅうがないthere is no mention of something
報ほう告こく書しょには予よ算さんについての言げん及きゅうがなかった。
There was no mention of the budget in the report.

触ふれるN3
触れる is a general, often casual verb for touching on a topic, while 言及 is a formal noun/verbal-noun used to explicitly reference something in writing or speech.
参さん照しょうN1
参照 means to consult or refer to a source like a document, whereas 言及 means to mention or allude to a topic in speech or text.
指し摘てきN1
指摘 emphasizes pointing out a specific fact or problem, while 言及 simply means bringing up or mentioning a topic without necessarily critiquing it.

追つい及きゅうN1
言及 and 追及 share the kanji 及 and are often confused, but 追及 means to pursue or press someone (e.g. for responsibility), not to mention a topic.

Compound of 言 (word, speech) and 及 (reach, extend to), literally 'words reaching to' something, hence 'reference' or 'mention'.