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跋

跋: postscript

postscript; epilogue
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Readings

On
ハツ・バツ
Kun
おくがき・ふむ

跋 is an afterword at the end of a book, the counterpart of 序 (preface); 跋扈 (ばっこ) means running rampant.

Key words

跋扈ばっこrunning rampant
跋文ばつぶんafterword; postscript
跋ばつpostscript

Example sentences

A short postscript by his teacher is appended to this collection of poems.

At court, wicked ministers ran rampant while the people suffered under heavy taxes.

At the end of the book the author contributes an afterword explaining how it came to be written.

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