添付（てんぷ、tenpu）
- attachment

The Japanese word 添付 (添付, てんぷ) means "attachment," "enclosure," or "to attach." It refers to the act of adding something to another item, usually in a digital context like attaching a file to an email or adding a document to a physical application. It implies that something is being added as a supplementary or related piece of information.

⚫︎ メールにファイルを添付する。 Translation: Attach a file to an email. ⚫︎ 履歴書を添付してください。 Translation: Please attach your resume. ⚫︎ この書類に写真の添付は必要ですか？ Translation: Is it necessary to attach a photo to this document?

You use 添付 when you want to describe the action of including something with another. It is commonly used in business communication, when sending documents or files, or in formal applications. It is also used to describe things physically attached, like a tag attached to a package.

The word 添付 is typically written in kanji as 添付 (添付), and the reading is てんぷ in hiragana. There is only one standard way to write this word. The okurigana is standard, with no variation.

⚫︎ 付加 (ふか) - Addition, supplement ⚫︎ 付属 (ふぞく) - Attachment, accessory ⚫︎ 同梱 (どうこん) - Included (in the same package)

While there isn't a direct antonym, words that imply removal or separation could be considered opposite in concept: ⚫︎ 削除 (さくじょ) - Deletion ⚫︎ 分離 (ぶんり) - Separation

メールで契約書を添付しました。 ・Translation: I attached the contract to the email. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of including a contract document as an attachment to an email.

申請書に身分証明書のコピーを添付してください。 ・Translation: Please attach a copy of your identification to the application form. ・Explanation: This sentence instructs the reader to add a copy of an ID to the application.

The word 添付 is a combination of two kanji: 添 (てん), meaning "to add" or "to attach," and 付 (ふ), meaning "to attach" or "to be attached." Together, they create the meaning of adding something as an attachment.