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Japanese symbol for “addendum”

Romaji: bekki
addendum; supplementary material; afterword; postscript

In Japanese, addendum is , read (bekki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt addendum; supplementary material; afterword; postscript; marginal notes

Kanji and stroke order

separate, branch off, diverge
on: ベツ
kun: わか.れる、わ.ける
7 strokes · JLPT 3
scribe, account, narrative
on: キ
kun: しる.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “addendum”

WordReadingMeaning
ほい hoisupplement; addendum; appendix
ほろん horonaddendum
ふくぶん fukubunaddendum (to a treaty or contract); annex; annexure
ついろく tsuirokupostscript; addendum
べってん bettenattachment; annexation; addendum

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とくべつ tokubetsuspecial; particular; extraordinary
べつに betsuni(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
さべつ sabetsudistinction; differentiation; discrimination
わかれ wakareparting (of people); separation; farewell
くべつ kubetsudistinction; differentiation; discrimination
せいべつ seibetsu(distinction of) sex; gender
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report
きねん kinencommemoration; celebration; remembrance

See also: Chinese symbol for “addendum”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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