後書き・後書|あとがきatogaki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounafterword; postscript

• Synonym後記こうきWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese word for an afterword at the end of a book; also means 'described below'. Common in 「編集後記」.
• Synonym跋文ばつぶんFormalFormal, traditional name for an afterword at the end of a book, mostly in classical or Chinese-style works; not a formal way of saying 「後書き」.
• Related跋ばつFormalFormal short form of 「跋文」, often paired with 「序」 as 「序跋」.
• Antonym序文じょぶんWrittenWritten word for a preface at the front of a book, the opposite of an end-of-book afterword.

Use 「あとがき」 for an afterword at the end of a book or a postscript added to a letter. Traditional book-end afterwords are 「跋文」; a preface at the front is 「序文」 or 「まえがき」.

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1. 手紙てがみの末尾まつびに書かきたす文書ぶんしょ。追伸ついしん。
2. 書物しょもつ、文書ぶんしょなどの末尾まつびに書かく文書ぶんしょ。