補足|ほそくhosoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, suru verb, transitive verbsupplement; complement
   彼かれの説明せつめいに何なんか補足ほそくすることがありますか。↗

   Do you have anything to add to his explanation?

• Synonym補完ほかんWrittenWritten term for filling a gap to make something complete, as in 「相互補完」 or 「補完計画」; 「補足」 is about adding explanation.
• Synonym補充ほじゅうNeutralReplenishing people or supplies, as in 「人員補充」; 「補足」 is for supplementing an explanation.
• Synonym補いおぎないNeutralA noun for making up for or supplementing something; 「補足」 is more formal.
• Synonym追加ついかNeutralSimply adding more to what already exists; 「補足」 implies making up for what is insufficient.
• Synonym増補ぞうほWrittenWritten term for adding content to a book already published, as in 「増補版」; 「補足」 is for explanatory additions.
• Synonym添加てんかWrittenWritten term for adding something in, especially mixing in chemicals or substances, as in 「食品添加物」; 「補足」 is about explanation.
• Synonym付加ふかWrittenWritten term for attaching or adding on, as in added value; 「補足」 is about making up what is insufficient.
• Synonym付け足しつけたしNeutralColloquial word for something added on afterwards; can carry a nuance of being superfluous. 「補足」 targets what is missing or insufficient.
• Synonym足したしNeutralTopping something up or making do, as in 「生活の足しにする」; 「補足」 is about explanation.
• Synonym追補ついほWrittenWritten term for an addendum or supplement to a book; rarely used.
• Related付録ふろくNeutralAn appendix or a magazine extra or freebie; 「補足」 is about supplementing an explanation.
• Related添え物そえものNeutralA side dish or something that accompanies the main item; 「補足」 is about supplementing an explanation.
• RelatedおまけNeutralA freebie thrown in with a purchase; 「補足」 is about making up for what is lacking.
• Related補給ほきゅうNeutralSupplying things like water or fuel; 「補足」 is about supplementing an explanation.
• Related添付てんぷNeutralAttaching documents, as with email attachments; 「補足」 is about supplementing an explanation.
• RelatedプラスNeutralLoanword for the plus sign, adding, or a positive number; 「補足」 is about making up what is missing.
• Related補遺ほいWrittenWritten word for addenda to a book; 「補足」 covers supplementary explanation in speech or writing.
• RelatedサプリメントNeutralLoanword for dietary or nutritional supplements; 「補足」 is about supplementing information.
• Related填補てんぽWrittenWritten term for filling a deficit or loss, mainly financial; 「補足」 is broader.
• Related足し前たしまえWrittenWritten term for making up a shortfall; rarely used.
• Related付けたりつけたりWrittenSomething added on, or a made-up excuse; 「補足」 is about supplementing an explanation.
• Antonym削除さくじょNeutralAntonym: deleting or removing part of a text or data, the opposite of supplementing with 「補足」.
• Antonym省略しょうりゃくNeutralAntonym: omitting or leaving something out, the opposite of adding supplementary explanation with 「補足」.

Use 「補足」 for supplementing what is missing in an explanation, as in 「補足説明」 or 「補足します」. For replenishing people or supplies say 「補充」, for supplying water or fuel 「補給」, for simply adding more 「追加」, for an appendix 「付録」, and for omitting 「省略」. The rest are narrower: 「補完」 completes something, 「増補」 extends a published book, 「サプリメント」 is a dietary supplement, and 「添付」 means attaching files.

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1. 付け足つけたして足たりない部分ぶぶんを補おぎなうこと。