Japanese word

付加

Pronunciation

Romajifuka

Meaning

  • nounaddition

Example

文書に説明を付加します。bun sho ni setsu mei o fu ka shi ma su

We add an explanation to the document.

Illustration for 付加 (addition)

More examples

図に注釈を付加することで、内容がさらに分かりやすくなります。zu ni chū shaku o fu ka su ru ko to de nai yō ga sa ra ni wa ka ri ya su ku na ri ma su

Adding annotations to the diagram makes the content even easier to understand.

Core concept

付加 (fuka) presents addition as an attached layer that supplements an existing thing rather than replacing it.

Common phrases

  • 付加価値fu ka ka chi

    added value

  • 付加情報fu ka jō hō

    additional information

  • 付加機能fu ka ki nō

    added feature

Similar words

追加tsuika: The act of adding something to an existing set, amount, or text.
加算kasan: The act of adding numbers or amounts to a total.
添加tenka: The act of adding a substance or ingredient to another thing.
付け足しtsuketashi: An extra part or detail added to something already complete.

Definition in Japanese

既存のものに新たな要素や情報を加えること。ki son no mo no ni ara ta na yō so ya jō hō o kuwa e ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 付加 (fuka) uses the on-yomi readings 付 (fu, "attach") and 加 (ka, "add") to express the joining of something extra.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese business language, 付加 (fuka) appears in 付加価値 (fuka kachi), "added value," where it identifies a benefit added to a product or service.

Other meanings

  • supplementnoun

Opposites

  • 減算genzansubtractionnoun

Related words

  • 付加的fukatekiadditionalna-adjective
  • 付加性fukaseiadditivitynoun

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