Japanese word

上乗せ

Pronunciation

Romajiuwanose

Meaning

  • nounaddition

Example

料金に千円を上乗せします。ryō kin ni sen en o uwa no se shi ma su

We add 1,000 yen to the price.

Illustration for 上乗せ (addition)

More examples

送料は別料金として、購入金額に上乗せされます。sō ryō wa betsu ryō kin to shi te kō nyū kin gaku ni uwa no se sa re ma su

Shipping is added to the purchase price as a separate charge.

Core concept

Describes an amount or quantity placed on top of an existing base, creating an added total.

Common phrases

  • 料金への上乗せryō kin e no uwa no se

    addition to the fee

  • 価格に上乗せするka kaku ni uwa no se su ru

    add to the price

  • 手数料を上乗せするte sū ryō o uwa no se su ru

    add a fee

Similar words

追加tsuika: An extra amount added to an existing price or total.
加算kasan: The act of adding an amount to a total, especially in a calculation.
割増warimashi: An increase added to a standard price according to a set rate.

Definition in Japanese

すでにある金額や数量に、さらに金額や数量を加えること。su de ni a ru kin gaku ya sū ryō ni sa ra ni kin gaku ya sū ryō o kuwa e ru ko to

Word origin

The compound 上乗せ (uwanose) combines 上 (uwa, "above") and 乗せ (nose, "placing"), the noun form of 乗せる (noseru, "to place on"), for an amount added to an existing amount.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese pricing, 上乗せ (uwanose) often identifies a surcharge added to a stated base price rather than a completely new price.

Other meanings

  • increasenoun
  • extra chargenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 上乗せするuwanosesuruaddverb
  • 上乗せ分uwanosebunadditional amountnoun

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