傍注(ぼうちゅう)

ぼうちゅう
noun
marginal note; side note
academic
1. marginal note; note in the side margin
An annotation placed in the side margin, beside the main text. Used to gloss individual words or explain the passage running alongside it, especially in annotated editions and textbooks.
傍注(ぼうちゅう)を付(つ)ける。
To add marginal notes.
難(むずか)しい語(ご)には傍注(ぼうちゅう)がある。
Difficult words have marginal notes.
教科書(きょうかしょ)の傍注(ぼうちゅう)を頼(たよ)りに原文(げんぶん)を読(よ)み進(すす)めた。
Relying on the textbook's marginal notes, I worked my way through the original text.

Composition: 傍(ぼう) (side, beside) + 注(ちゅう) (note, annotation). Literally "a note at the side."

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Related: 脚注(きゃくちゅう) (footnote)
Related: 頭注(とうちゅう) (headnote)
Related: 注釈(ちゅうしゃく) (annotation, commentary)
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Added 2026.7.7 6:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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