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付注 (ふちゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

付ふ注ちゅう

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Meanings

1

noun

annotation; comment; note

A note or comment added to a text, often explanatory or supplementary. Used in academic, editorial, or formal writing.

この論ろん文ぶんには詳しょう細さいな付ふ注ちゅうがついている。
This paper has detailed annotations.
編へん集しゅう者しゃが原げん稿こうに付ふ注ちゅうを加くわえた。
The editor added comments to the manuscript.

Written forms

付ふ注ちゅうUsage100%
Standard modern spelling for annotation or comment.
附ふ注ちゅう
Variant using 附, which is the older form of 付. Still seen in some contexts.
附ふ註ちゅう
Variant using 附 and 註 (old form of 注). Rare in modern usage.
付ふ註ちゅう
Variant using 註 (old form of 注). Rare in modern usage.

Kanji

付

adhere, attach, refer to

注pour, irrigate, shed (tears)

附affixed, attach, refer to

註notes, comment, annotate

Similar words

注ちゅう釈しゃく
注釈 is a more common word for annotation or commentary, often used in broader contexts. 付注 is more specific to appended notes or comments.
脚きゃく注ちゅう
脚注 specifically means footnote, while 付注 can refer to any kind of appended note or comment, not necessarily at the bottom of a page.

Etymology

Compound of 付 (attach) and 注 (note, comment). The spelling 附注 uses the older form 附 for 付, and 註 is the older form of 注. The word is straightforwardly derived from its components.