A note or comment added to a text, often explanatory or supplementary. Used in academic, editorial, or formal writing.
この論文には詳細な付注がついている。
This paper has detailed annotations.
編集者が原稿に付注を加えた。
The editor added comments to the manuscript.
Standard modern spelling for annotation or comment.
Variant using 附, which is the older form of 付. Still seen in some contexts.
Variant using 附 and 註 (old form of 注). Rare in modern usage.
Variant using 註 (old form of 注). Rare in modern usage.
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.