How to say "plagiarism" in Japanese

• 盗作とうさくCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe direct word for plagiarism: copying another person's work, such as text, music, or art, and presenting it as one's own. Typical in discussions of academic dishonesty and literary or artistic theft.
• 盗用とうようCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers plagiarism but also broader fraudulent use or appropriation, including embezzlement. For plagiarising someone's writing 盗作 is usually the more precise choice, while 盗用 suits appropriation of others' ideas or materials.

Use 盗作 when you mean plagiarism in the sense of copying someone's work and passing it off as one's own; 盗用 also covers this but more broadly means fraudulent use or appropriation of others' work or property.

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• 盗作とうさくplagiarism
• 盗用とうようembezzlement
• 剽窃ひょうせつplagiarism
• 偽筆ぎひつforged handwriting
• 借花献仏しゃっかけんぶつwinning favor or influence using someone else's property
• ぱくりplagiarism