Translation guide
The act of using someone else's work or ideas without proper credit. In Japanese, this is expressed through specific nouns and verbs, with distinctions between academic plagiarism and copyright infringement.
To refer to the act of presenting another's work as one's own, especially in academic or professional contexts.
The most common and direct translation for plagiarism, covering academic, literary, and artistic contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to form a verb.
彼の論文は盗作だと判明した。
His thesis was found to be plagiarism.
盗作は重大な学術不正です。
Plagiarism is a serious academic offense.
A more formal or literary term for plagiarism, often used in academic or legal contexts. Less common in everyday speech.
剽窃行為は著作権侵害にあたる。
Plagiarism constitutes copyright infringement.
A colloquial and somewhat derogatory term for plagiarism or copying. Commonly used in casual conversation, especially about creative works or ideas.
そのデザイン、あのブランドのパクリじゃない？
Isn't that design a rip-off of that brand?
Literally 'theft of use', this term is used for unauthorized use or plagiarism, often in contexts of data, images, or text. More common in legal or formal settings.
画像の無断盗用は禁止されています。
Unauthorized use of images is prohibited.
To express the action of committing plagiarism.
The standard verb meaning 'to plagiarize'. Used in academic, literary, and general contexts.
彼は他人の作品を盗作した。
He plagiarized someone else's work.
Casual verb meaning 'to copy' or 'to rip off'. Often used for ideas, jokes, or designs.
それ、私のアイデアをパクったでしょ。
You totally stole my idea, didn't you?
Formal verb for 'to plagiarize', used in academic or legal writing.
その研究者は論文を剽窃したとして告発された。
The researcher was accused of plagiarizing a paper.
To refer to plagiarism in the sense of violating copyright law, often involving unauthorized reproduction.
The legal term for copyright infringement. While broader than plagiarism, it is often used when plagiarism involves copyrighted material.
この記事は著作権侵害で削除されました。
This article was removed due to copyright infringement.
Explicitly links plagiarism to copyright infringement. Used in legal or formal explanations.
盗作による著作権侵害は刑事罰の対象となります。
Copyright infringement through plagiarism is subject to criminal penalties.
盗作 is the standard, neutral term for plagiarism, suitable for formal and academic contexts. パクリ is slang and carries a negative, accusatory tone; it's common in everyday speech but should be avoided in formal writing.
Avoid directly translating 'plagiarism' as 盗み (theft) or 模倣 (imitation). These words do not convey the specific act of claiming someone else's work as your own. Use 盗作 or 剽窃 instead.