noun
General term for a short written note, memo, or informal document.
伝言を書き付けに残しておいた。
I left a message on a note.
noun
bill;
Specifically a written bill or receipt, often in commercial or accounting contexts.
お店で書き付けをもらった。
I got a written bill at the shop.
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana makes the reading clear.
Compact kanji form; less common but still encountered.
Search-only form; not a standard modern spelling.
Compound of 書き (kaki, continuative form of 書く 'to write') + 付け (tsuke, continuative form of 付ける 'to attach'), literally 'writing attached'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period for informal written notes and bills.