How to say "contents" in Japanese

• 内容ないようJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounContent or substance: what a text, speech, or discussion says or includes. When 'contents' means the ideas or information something presents, as in a book, report, or talk, this is the word.
  仮かりの議事ぎじ内容ないようを送付そうふしました。↗

  Attached is the tentative agenda.
• 中身なかみJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounWhat is physically inside something: the contents of a box, bag, or envelope, or a filling. When 'contents' means what a text or speech says, use 内容 instead.
  財布さいふの中身なかみをこの袋ふくろに空あけなさい。↗

  Empty the purse into this bag.
• 目次もくじJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe table of contents of a book, report, or document: the list of chapters and sections. Choose this only when 'contents' means that list, not what the text itself says.
• 書面しょめんCommon
  nounReally means a written document or piece of writing. As 'contents' it refers to what a letter or similar document says; for other senses this is seldom the word you want.

Use 内容 for the content or substance of a text, 中身 for what is physically inside a container, 目次 for a book's table of contents, and 書面 for the contents of a letter or other piece of writing.

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• 内容ないようcontents
• 中身なかみcontents
• 目次もくじtable of contents
• コンテンツcontents
• 内容物ないようぶつcontents (of a container, stomach, etc.)
• 内容品ないようひんcontents
• 在中物ざいちゅうぶつcontents (of a container, purse, etc.)
• 所説しょせつexplanation
• 記載事項きさいじこうitems mentioned
• 書面しょめんwriting
• 目録もくろく(table of) contents