追つい伸しん

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い

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

postscript; P.S.

Used at the end of a letter or email to add an afterthought. Common in both formal and informal correspondence.

手て紙がみの最さい後ごに追つい伸しんを書かき加

くわ

え

た

。

I added a postscript at the end of the letter.

追つい伸しん：明日あしたの集しゅう合ごう時じ間かんは10時じです。

P.S.: Tomorrow's meeting time is 10 o'clock.

Usage patterns

追つい伸しんで〈事こと〉を伝つたえるto mention something in a postscript
追つい伸しんで来らい週しゅうの集あつまりの時じ間かんを伝つたえた。
I mentioned the time of next week's gathering in a P.S.
追つい伸しんを書かき添そえるto add a postscript (to a letter)
手て紙がみの最さい後ごに短みじかい追つい伸しんを書かき添そえた。
I added a short postscript at the end of the letter.

Kanji

追chase, drive away, follow
伸expand, stretch, extend
申have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM

Related words

追つい記き
追伸 is specifically the postscript added at the end of a letter or email, while 追記 is a more general term for any note or addition appended afterward to a document.
追おってN1
追伸 is the modern standard word for a postscript, while 追って in this sense is dated and now rarely used in real letters.
ＰＳ
追伸 is the native Japanese term for a postscript, often used in more formal letters, while ＰＳ is a direct loan from English and feels more casual or modern.

Don't confuse with

後あと書がきN1
追伸 is a postscript added to a letter or email, whereas 後書き is an afterword attached to a book or longer written work.

Written forms

追つい伸しんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for 'postscript'.
追つい申しん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 追伸 is overwhelmingly preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 追 (つい, 'follow-up') and 伸 (しん, 'extend'), literally 'additional extension'. The spelling 追申 is a variant using 申 (もうす, 'to say') but is now rare.