1.
attached file; email attachment
Standard term in email and digital communication.
Composed of 添付 (attachment, appending) + ファイル (file). The standard term for files attached to emails or digital messages. Essential vocabulary for business communication in Japanese.
Common collocations
- 添付ファイルを開く: to open an attachment
- 添付ファイルを確認する: to check an attachment
- 添付ファイルを送る: to send an attachment
- 添付ファイル付き: with attachment(s)
Usage
In business emails, 「添付ファイルをご確認ください」 is one of the most common phrases. When you forget to attach a file, the standard apology is 「添付ファイルを付け忘れました」 (I forgot to attach the file). The word 添付 alone is also used as a verb with する: ファイルを添付する (to attach a file).