detailed commentary; copious notes
Refers to thorough explanatory notes or annotations, typically in scholarly or literary editions.
This annotated edition of the classic literature is easy for beginners to understand.
Thanks to his detailed commentary, I understood the meaning of the difficult poem well.
Standard kanji spelling using 注 (annotation).
Variant using 註, an older form of 注; less common in modern usage.
Compound of 詳 (detailed) and 注 (annotation). The variant 詳註 uses the older form 註 for 'annotation'.