加|かka[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounaddition
2. nounCanada

• Synonym増加ぞうかWrittenAn increase in number or amount; the everyday choice. 「加」 is more written, appearing mostly in compounds or meaning addition or Canada.
• Synonym加増かぞうWrittenA raise in stipend or an addition; carries a historical flavor and is rare in modern Japanese.
• Related引き上げひきあげNeutralRaising prices or interest rates, also salvage or withdrawal; stresses upward revision rather than plain addition.
• RelatedましNeutralAn added amount, as in 「2割増し」; common in colloquial speech.
• Related増量ぞうりょうNeutralAn increase in volume or amount, mostly for products, as in 「増量キャンペーン」.
• Related増やしふやしNeutralMaking something more numerous or larger; uncommon as a noun, stressing the act of increasing.
• Related累加るいかWrittenAdding the same amount step by step; written and fairly rare, as in 「累加的に増える」.
• Related増ぞうWrittenAn increase, used mostly as a prefix in compounds like 「増税」.
• Antonym減げんWrittenA decrease or subtraction; the opposite of 「加」, as in the compound 「加減」.

Use 「加」 in written prose or compounds for addition, the arithmetic operation, or Canada, as in 「加減」「日加関係」. For everyday increases pick 「増加」; for rate or price hikes 「引き上げ」; for an added amount 「増し」; for more product volume 「増量」; for decreases 「減」.

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1. （加奈かな陀の第だい1字じ）カナダを意味いみする語ごを作つくる。
2. （加利福尼亜かるふぉるにあの第だい1字じ）カリフォルニアを意味いみする語ごを作つくる。