noun
Used in compounds and formal contexts for the act of adding or the state of being added. Often seen in words like 追加, 参加, 加算.
この書類に加筆してください。
Please make additions to this document.
新メンバーの加入が決まった。
The addition of new members has been decided.
noun
Canada (abbreviation)
Abbreviation for Canada, used in compounds like 加奈陀 (ateji) or 日加関係 (Japan-Canada relations). Not used as a standalone word for Canada in modern Japanese.
See also: 加奈陀 (カナダ)
日加関係は良好だ。
Japan-Canada relations are good.
加奈陀は「カナダ」と読む。
加奈陀 is read as 'Kanada'.
追加 is the common word for 'addition' or 'supplement', while 加 is a bound form used in compounds.
カナダ is the standard modern word for Canada; 加 is only used as an abbreviation in compounds.
The kanji 加 means 'add' or 'increase'. The reading か is the on'yomi. The abbreviation for Canada comes from the ateji 加奈陀.