添付・添附|てんぷtenpu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
添付添付 is written entirely in kanji and is the more common form for attaching documents, appending, or affixing something.
添附添附 is written entirely in kanji but is rarely used; learners will seldom need to write it and should generally choose 添付 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbattaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 添付する（てんぷする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 添付します（てんぷします） |
| Negative (nai) | 添付しない（てんぷしない） |
| polite (masen) | 添付しません（てんぷしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 添付せず・添付せぬ（てんぷせず・てんぷせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 添付した（てんぷした） |
| polite (mashita) | 添付しました（てんぷしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 添付しなかった（てんぷしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 添付しませんでした（てんぷしませんでした） |
| Te form | 添付して（てんぷして） |
| Potential | 添付できる（てんぷできる） |
| Passive | 添付される（てんぷされる） |
| Causative | 添付させる（てんぷさせる） |
| Causative passive | 添付させられる（てんぷさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 添付すれば（てんぷすれば） |
| tara | 添付したら（てんぷしたら） |
| Volitional | 添付しよう（てんぷしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 添付しましょう（てんぷしましょう） |
| Imperative | 添付しろ（てんぷしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym付するふするWrittenWritten-style verb for attaching something or referring it for handling, as in 「審議に付する」; more formal than 「添付」.
- Synonym貼付ちょうふWrittenFormal noun for pasting something onto a surface, as in 「写真を貼付」; the focus is on sticking it on, not sending it along.
- SynonymくっつけるCasualColloquial verb for sticking or pressing things tightly together, as in 「顔をくっ付ける」; casual in tone and focused on physical contact.
- Synonym添えるそえるNeutralVerb for adding something as an accompaniment, as in 「手紙を添える」 or 「花を添える」; the nuance is enclosing it along with something.
- SynonymつけるNeutralThe broadest verb for attaching or fastening something, as in 「名札を付ける」; covers far more uses than 「添付」.
- Synonym付すふすWrittenGodan-verb counterpart of 「付する」 with the same meanings; written style, often met in set phrases like 「不問に付す」.
- Related追加ついかNeutralNeutral word for adding something afterwards to what already exists, as in 「追加注文」 or 「資料を追加」; not the usual word for email attachments.
- Related付加ふかWrittenWritten-style noun for adding something extra on top of what is there, as in 「付加価値」 or 「条件を付加」; the stress is on the added extra.
- Related添加てんかWrittenThe act of adding or mixing in a substance; what is added is called 「添加物」 or 「添加剤」. Not used for attaching documents.
- Related付録ふろくNeutralA noun for a book appendix or a magazine freebie, as in 「巻末付録」 or 「雑誌の付録」; the attached thing itself, not the act of attaching.
- Related補足ほそくNeutralSupplementing to make up for what is lacking, as in 「補足説明」; about filling gaps in an explanation, not attaching files.
- Related付け足しつけたしNeutralA noun for something tacked on afterwards; colloquial in feel and often suggests the addition is superfluous.
For attaching files or documents to an email, use 「添付」, as in 「添付ファイル」. Use 「貼付」 for pasting, 「追加」 for adding later, 「補足」 for supplementary notes, 「添える」 for enclosing something along with, and 「付録」 for a book or magazine appendix.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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