プラス

プラス · purasu · JLPT N3 · noun

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Loanword from English plus: pu-ra-su is plus in Japanese sounds

Japanese has no L sound and no consonant clusters, so plus becomes pu-ra-su: L turns into R, and vowels are added after P and S. It means plus in arithmetic and also a plus or advantage, as in プラスになる, to be a benefit.

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