WORD DETAIL
盗用
とうよう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
盗用(とうよう) is using another's writing or work as one's own without permission. The examples show prohibited action and passive harm. - Basic usage: Misappropriating another person's text is forbidden; an artist objects that part of a work was copied.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Prohibited act by an offender and harm asserted by a creator
- The active object is
文章を; the passive subject is作品の一部が. Unlike lawful quotation, the use lacks proper source or permission.
- The active object is

