プラスpurasu

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, conjunction, prefix, suffixplus; addition
2. no-adjectivepositive (number)
3. nounplus sign; positive symbol
4. no-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbadvantage; plus; asset; positive factor; positive effect
   こうしたら君きみのプラスになる。↗

   If you do that, it will help you.
5. nounprofit; gain
6. nounanode; plus terminal; positive pole
7. no-adjectivepositive (test result)

• Synonym付加ふかWrittenWritten word for attaching something onto what already exists, as in 「付加価値」 and 「条件を付加する」; 「プラス」 is more colloquial and also means the plus sign or a positive number.
• Synonym加えるくわえるNeutralVerb meaning to add or append, also to pick up speed, exert influence, or take on members; 「プラス」 is mostly a noun, and as a verb it leans colloquial.
• Synonym足すたすNeutralEveryday verb for adding numbers or topping something up, as in 「水を足す」 and 「二に三を足す」; 「プラス」 is mostly a noun and can also figuratively mean a benefit.
• Synonym加算かさんWrittenWritten word, used in accounts, for adding an amount in or counting it toward a total, as in 「ポイント加算」 and 「料金に加算する」; 「プラス」 is more colloquial.
• Synonym追加ついかNeutralAdding something later on top of what exists, as in 「追加注文」; 「プラス」 simply means adding and does not stress that it comes afterward.
• Synonym合算がっさんWrittenWritten word for combining several amounts into one calculation, as in 「収入を合算する」, stressing the pooling of figures; 「プラス」 stresses adding to what is already there.
• Synonym足し算たしざんNeutralThe ordinary word for addition as an operation, by extension building things by combining elements; 「プラス」 also covers benefits and positive views, not just the plus sign.
• Synonym添加てんかNeutralAdding a substance into something, as in 「食品添加物」, and more generally appending; 「プラス」 is not limited to substances and also covers the plus sign and benefits.
• Synonym得とくNeutralEveryday word for a benefit or a good deal, as in 「得をする」 and 「お得」; 「プラス」 focuses on numbers or evaluations moving to the positive side.
• Related合計ごうけいNeutralMeans the total or sum, focusing on the result after adding; 「プラス」 refers to the act of adding, the plus sign, or a favorable side.
• Related益えきWrittenWritten word for benefit or good, as in 「何の益もない」; when 「プラス」 means a benefit it is more colloquial, and it also covers the plus sign and positive numbers.
• Related儲けもうけCasualColloquial word for money earned in business or investment, as in 「儲けが出る」; 「プラス」 can refer broadly to any positive gain or benefit.
• Related利益りえきNeutralThe all-purpose word for profit and benefit, also for interests of society and the like; when 「プラス」 means a benefit it is colloquial and figurative.
• Related付与ふよWrittenWritten word for granting things like authority or qualifications, as in 「権限を付与する」; it overlaps 「プラス」 only in the sense of adding, and they are not interchangeable.
• Related利得りとくWrittenWritten word for making a gain or the gain itself, also for amplification in circuits; everyday speech prefers 「得」 or 「儲け」, and 「プラス」 is more colloquial.
• Related益金えききんWrittenFormal tax and accounting term for the amount counted as income in corporate tax, the opposite of 「損金」; 「プラス」 is an everyday, general word, not a technical term.
• RelatedゲインNeutralLoan word for gain, mostly in electronics and audio, occasionally for profit; it overlaps 「プラス」 only in the sense of increase.
• Related利潤りじゅんWrittenWritten economics term for a company's profit, revenue minus expenses; 「プラス」 used for profit-making is more colloquial and general.
• RelatedおまけNeutralSomething thrown in free with a purchase, also a discount or embellishing a story; 「プラス」 is a general word for adding and has no sense of giving something for free.
• RelatedプロフィットWrittenWritten-style loan word for profit, rare and mostly in business or economics contexts; everyday speech says 「利益」 or 「儲け」.
• Related得分とくぶんWrittenRead 「とくぶん」; a dated, written word for gains or one's share of proceeds; everyday speech uses 「儲け」 or 「取り分」.
• AntonymマイナスNeutralThe antonym in every sense: minus, subtraction, negative numbers, and disadvantages or losses, as in 「プラスマイナスゼロ」.

Use 「プラス」 for the plus sign, positive numbers, and upsides. For everyday adding, say 「足す」 or 「加える」; for adding later, 「追加」; for totals, 「合計」; for profit, 「利益」 or colloquial 「儲け」; for a freebie, 「おまけ」; the opposite is 「マイナス」. 「得」 is the everyday word for a benefit or bargain and 「足し算」 for arithmetic addition, while words like 「付加」, 「加算」 and 「利潤」 are written or technical.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 「+」の記号きごう、加か符ふ、加か号ごう、正号せいごう。
2. 陽電気ようでんき、電気でんきの陽極ようきょく。
3. 陽性ようせい。
4. 利益りえき、寄与きよ、余分よぶん、黒字くろじ。
5. 有利ゆうりなこと、良よいこと。
6. 足たすこと、加くわえること、増ますこと。