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付録 (ふろく, furoku) Japanese meaning: appendix | Kotomora
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べつ
付ふ
録ろく
が
つい
て
いる
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This magazine comes with a special supplement every issue.
There is an appendix with a glossary at the end of the book.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 付ふ 録ろく がつく to come with a bonus supplement
This month's magazine comes with a cute pouch as a bonus.
付ふ 録ろく をつける to include a bonus supplement
The publisher included a lavish bonus item to boost sales.
付ふ 録ろく が 目め 当あ てで 〈 物もの 〉 を 買か う to buy something for the sake of the bonus item
I bought that magazine mainly for the bonus item.
Kanji 付 adhere, attach, refer to 附 affixed, attach, refer to Related words 付録 is a supplement specifically attached to a magazine, book, or newspaper, while おまけ is a more casual, general term for any free bonus item, often given with a purchase.
別冊 is a separate bound volume sold or bundled with a publication, whereas 付録 refers more broadly to any extra item (booklet, poster, CD, etc.) included with it.
付録 refers specifically to an appendix or free supplement attached to a publication or product, while 付け加え is a broader term for any kind of addition.
Opposites 本編 is the main content of a book or program, while 付録 is the extra supplementary material attached to it.
付録 is the supplement or extra booklet bundled with a magazine, in contrast to 本誌, which is the main content itself.
付録 (appendix) is supplementary material placed after the 本文, the main body of a document.
Written forms 付ふ 録ろく Usage 77%
Standard modern spelling; the most frequent form in contemporary use.
ふろく Usage 15%
附ふ 録ろく Usage 8%
Older variant using the kyūjitai form of 付; still seen in some proper names or older publications.
Etymology 付 (attach) + 録 (record). Originally referred to supplementary records or documents appended to a main text.
