Vocabulary

What does 補足 (ほそく, hosoku) mean?

補足 (ほそく, hosoku) means supplement, additional note.

Quick facts
Readingほそく
Romajihosoku
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective, suru verb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ほそく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhosoku

supplement, additional note

  1. 1noun · no-adjective · suru verb supplement; complement

Example sentences

  • I added a supplementary explanation to the materials.

  • Since the explanation was insufficient, I added a supplement.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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