加算|かさんkasan[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, noun, suru verb, transitive verbaddition; adding; supplement
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 加算する(かさんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 加算します(かさんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 加算しない(かさんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 加算しません(かさんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 加算せず・加算せぬ(かさんせず・かさんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 加算した(かさんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 加算しました(かさんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 加算しなかった(かさんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 加算しませんでした(かさんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 加算して(かさんして) |
| Potential | 加算できる(かさんできる) |
| Passive | 加算される(かさんされる) |
| Causative | 加算させる(かさんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 加算させられる(かさんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 加算すれば(かさんすれば) |
| tara | 加算したら(かさんしたら) |
| Volitional | 加算しよう(かさんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 加算しましょう(かさんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 加算しろ(かさんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym足し算たしざんNeutralEveryday word for addition in arithmetic; 「加算」 is the more formal term, typically for adding on amounts such as fees or points.
- SynonymプラスNeutralColloquial loanword for plus or adding on, also a positive number; figuratively, a benefit or advantage.
- Synonym加えるくわえるNeutralVerb meaning to add or join something; broad in scope and not limited to numerical amounts.
- Synonym足すたすNeutralEveryday verb for adding numbers or topping something up; 「加算」 is essentially its formal noun form.
- Synonym追加ついかNeutralAdding something extra afterwards, as in 「追加注文」; stresses putting one more item on top.
- Synonym加え算くわえざんNeutralAnother word for addition, but old-fashioned and rarely heard today; say 「足し算」 instead.
- Synonym加法かほうWrittenWritten mathematical term for the operation of addition itself, as in textbooks; not used for adding on fees or charges.
- Synonym寄せ算よせざんNeutralOld-fashioned word for addition, found mainly in abacus contexts; rarely used today.
- Related増加ぞうかNeutralAn increase in quantity, stressing the trend of change; 「加算」 means adding a specific amount on top of something.
- Related合計ごうけいNeutralThe total or sum, stressing the result of adding everything up rather than adding one more item.
- Related増大ぞうだいWrittenWritten word for growth in scale or degree; about expansion, not arithmetic adding.
- RelatedましNeutralAn increase or markup, as in 「二割増し」; stresses being more than the original amount.
- Related合算がっさんNeutralCombining several items into one calculation, as in 「合算して請求する」; stresses merging them together.
- Related加増かぞうWrittenWritten word for an increase, historically a rise in stipend or fief; rare in modern use.
- Related増分ぞうぶんWrittenWritten term from maths and technology for an increment — the amount by which a value increases.
- Related増ぞうNeutralAn increase, used mostly in compounds or as a suffix, as in 「増収」 and 「三割増」.
- Antonym引き算ひきざんNeutralAntonym: everyday word for subtraction, the counterpart of 「足し算」 and 「加算」.
- Antonym減算げんざんNeutralAntonym: subtraction or deduction, the direct opposite of 「加算」, as in 「減算方式」.
Use 「加算」 for adding on charges, points or interest, as in 「延滞金を加算する」. For arithmetic addition say 「足し算」, for a grand total 「合計」, and for adding something extra 「追加」; the opposite operation is 「減算」.
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- 数や量を足し合わせること。また、その足し合わせたもの。


