How to say "footnote" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 脚注きゃくちゅうnounCovers the basic sense: a brief explanatory note printed at the bottom of a page and keyed to the text above. The expected term in books, academic papers, and word-processing contexts.
- nounA katakana borrowing of the English word, covering the same sense. It is understood but only marginally used; for a note at the foot of a page, 脚注 is the word you want.
Both render 'footnote' as a note at the bottom of a page: use 脚注 in books, papers, and documents, while 「フットノート」, a katakana borrowing of the English, is only marginally used.
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