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加号 (かごう, kagou) Japanese meaning: plus sign | Kotomora

加か号ごう

Meanings

1

plus sign; addition sign

Refers to the mathematical symbol +. Used in arithmetic contexts.

加か号ごうは足たし算ざんを表あらわす記き号ごうです。
The plus sign is a symbol that represents addition.

Kanji

加add, addition, increase
号nickname, number, item

Related words

減げん号ごう
減号 is the minus sign (−), the opposite of 加号.
プラス記き号ごう
プラス記号 is a more common, katakana-based term for the plus sign, while 加号 is a kanji-based term used in formal or mathematical contexts.

Etymology

From 加 (add) + 号 (sign, mark). A straightforward kanji compound meaning 'addition sign'.