How to say "appendix" in Japanese

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  • 付録ふろくJLPT N1approx.Common
    nounThe appendix of a book or report: supplementary material placed at the end. Also the supplement or extra that comes with a newspaper or magazine.
  • 追加ついかJLPT N2approx.Common
    suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveEssentially 'addition' or 'appending' — the act of adding something, or the thing added. It is seldom the word you want for the appendix of a book; that sense belongs to 付録.
    名簿めいぼに私の名前なまえも追加ついかしてください。↗
    Please add my name to the list.
  • 付記ふきCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbA note or remark added to a text — the 'supplementary note' sense of 'appendix'. It is not the bound appendix section at the back of a book.

Use 付録 for the appendix of a book or a magazine extra, 付記 for a supplementary note added to a text, and 追加 for additions or appending rather than a book's appendix.

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