導入|どうにゅうdounyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbintroduction; bringing in; installation; setting up; importation
- nounintroduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 導入する(どうにゅうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 導入します(どうにゅうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 導入しない(どうにゅうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 導入しません(どうにゅうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 導入せず・導入せぬ(どうにゅうせず・どうにゅうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 導入した(どうにゅうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 導入しました(どうにゅうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 導入しなかった(どうにゅうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 導入しませんでした(どうにゅうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 導入して(どうにゅうして) |
| Potential | 導入できる(どうにゅうできる) |
| Passive | 導入される(どうにゅうされる) |
| Causative | 導入させる(どうにゅうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 導入させられる(どうにゅうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 導入すれば(どうにゅうすれば) |
| tara | 導入したら(どうにゅうしたら) |
| Volitional | 導入しよう(どうにゅうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 導入しましょう(どうにゅうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 導入しろ(どうにゅうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym導入部どうにゅうぶWrittenWritten/formal: the introductory section of a piece of music or writing; 「導入」 itself more often means bringing in systems or equipment.
- Synonym前置きまえおきNeutralOpening remarks before getting to the main subject, as in 「前置きが長い」; leans toward spoken or written discourse.
- SynonymイントロNeutralLoanword for a song's intro or the opening of a performance; common in colloquial speech.
- Synonym序章じょしょうWrittenWritten/formal: a preface chapter of a book or the opening phase of events, as in 「戦いの序章」.
- Synonym序説じょせつWrittenWritten/formal: the introduction of a scholarly work; leans toward monographs and treatises.
- Synonym前書きまえがきNeutralA book's preface, as in 「本の前書き」; leans toward books.
- Synonym採用さいようNeutralAdopting a plan or hiring staff, as in 「新方式を採用する」; leans toward selecting, while 「導入」 stresses bringing in from outside and putting to use.
- Synonym書き出しかきだしNeutralThe opening lines of a piece of writing, as in 「小説の書き出し」; leans toward writing.
- Synonym採るとるNeutralTo adopt a method or take a measure; leans toward choosing a course of action.
- SynonymイントロダクションNeutralLoanword for an introduction or opening section in music, speeches, books, and the like; 「導入」 also covers bringing in systems and equipment.
- Synonym前置ぜんちWrittenWritten/formal: placing something — an item, condition, or step — ahead of something else; it overlaps with 「導入」 only in the sense of an opening part.
- Synonym序論じょろんWrittenWritten/formal: the introduction section of a paper or thesis; leans toward academic writing.
- Synonym前奏ぜんそうNeutralThe prelude of a musical piece, as in 「前奏が流れる」; leans toward music.
- Synonym緒論しょろんWrittenWritten/formal: means the same as 「序論」 but is rarely used today.
- Synonym緒言しょげんWrittenWritten/formal: a book's foreword; rarely used today.
- Synonym端書きはしがきWrittenWritten/formal: a preface or appended note; rarely used today.
- Synonym序言じょげんWrittenWritten/formal: a preface; leans toward explanatory text at the front of a book.
- Synonym序奏じょそうWrittenWritten/formal: the introductory passage of a musical work; a music term.
- Synonym序詞じょしWrittenWritten/formal: prefatory words in waka poetry; leans toward classical literature.
- Related冒頭ぼうとうNeutralThe beginning of a text, speech, or meeting, as in 「冒頭で述べる」; points to position, while 「導入」 is a part set up to lead into the main subject.
- Related紹介しょうかいNeutralIntroducing people or things, as in 「友人を紹介する」; leans toward making introductions, not bringing in systems.
- Antonym廃止はいしNeutralAntonym: abolishing a system, the opposite of introducing one.
- Antonym撤去てっきょNeutralAntonym: dismantling and taking away, the opposite of installing with 「導入」.
- Antonym排除はいじょNeutralAntonym: excluding or shutting out, the opposite of bringing in.
Use 「導入」 for bringing in new systems, technology, or equipment, as in 「新システムを導入する」; it also covers the introductory part of a course or piece of music. For adopting a plan or hiring, say 「採用」; for opening remarks, 「前置き」; for a song's intro, 「イントロ」. In writing, 「序論」 and 「序説」 are academic introductions, 「前書き」 a book's preface, 「導入部」 a lead-in section, and 「冒頭」 the very beginning. Opposites: 「廃止」 (abolish), 「撤去」 (remove), 「排除」 (exclude).
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