Japanese word

添付

Pronunciation

Romajitenpu

Meaning

  • nounattachment

Example

添付を開いてください。ten pu o hira i te ku da sa i

Please open the attachment.

Illustration for 添付 (attachment)

More examples

申込書に顔写真を添付します。mōshi komi sho ni kao sha shin o ten pu shi ma su

I will attach a photo to the application form.

Core concept

Describes something added to a document or message so that it accompanies the main content.

Common phrases

  • ファイルを添付fa i ru o ten pu

    attach a file

  • 添付ファイルten pu fa i ru

    attachment

Similar words

同封dōfū: A document or item placed inside the same envelope as another item.
別添betten: A document or item provided separately alongside a main document.
同梱dōkon: An item placed in the same package as another item.

Definition in Japanese

文書やメールなどに付け加えられ、一緒に送られるファイルや資料。bun sho ya mē ru na do ni tsu ke kuwa e ra re is sho ni oku ra re ru fa i ru ya shi ryō

Word origin

添付 (tenpu) combines 添 (ten, "add") and 付 (fu, "attach"), expressing something added and attached to a document or message.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese work chats, 添付 (tenpu) can refer to a photo as well as a document, so the surrounding conversation often supplies the file type.

Related words

  • 添付するtenpusuruattachverb

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