説せつ明めい文ぶん

noun

explanatory note; explanatory text; caption

A written passage that explains something, such as a note in a textbook, a caption under an illustration, or a description in a manual.

• この図ずには短みじかい説せつ明めい文ぶんが付ついている。

  This diagram has a short explanatory note attached.

• 展てん示じ品ひんの横よこに説せつ明めい文ぶんを掲けい示じした。

  We posted an explanatory text next to the exhibit.