巻 末(かんまつ)

かんまつ

noun

end of a book; back matter; appendix section

1. end of a book; back of a volume; back matter

The final pages or section of a book or volume, where appendices, indexes, or afterwords are typically found.

There is an index at the end of the book.

Please refer to the appendix at the back of the book.

The back of the book contains an afterword by the author and a bibliography.

Composed of 巻(かん) (volume, scroll) + 末(まつ) (end). Refers to the back portion of a book or publication where supplementary material is placed.

巻頭(かんとう): beginning of a book — the opposite of 巻末(かんまつ)
末尾(まつび): the very end — more general; can refer to the end of any text or sequence
あとがき: afterword — a specific type of content often found at the 巻末(かんまつ)

Related Words

Compare: あとがき (afterword)

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