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解題 (かいだい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
synopsis ; bibliographical annotation ; explanatory note
Used for a concise summary or critical description of a book or document, often in bibliographies or library catalogs. Can also be used as a suru-verb meaning to write such a summary.
図と 書しょ 館かん の 目もく 録ろく に は 、 各かく 資し 料りょう の 解かい 題だい が 記き 載さい さ れ て いる 。
The library catalog includes annotations for each item.
Similar words 要よう 約やく 要約 is a general summary or abstract, while 解題 is more specifically a bibliographic or explanatory note, often including critical commentary.
注ちゅう 釈しゃく 注釈 refers to annotations or commentary on specific points within a text, whereas 解題 provides an overall description or synopsis of a work.
Etymology Compound of 解 (kai, 'explain, solve') and 題 (dai, 'title, topic'). The term is used in scholarly and bibliographic contexts to refer to an explanatory note or synopsis of a work.
