+α

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
プラスアルファ
プラスα

Etymology[edit]

Unclear. α may be a corruption of x, as might be used in math.[1] Literally, it is "plus alpha".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) プラスア​ルファ [pùrású áꜜrùfà] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [pɯ̟ᵝɾa̠sɨᵝ a̠ɾɯ̟ᵝɸa̠]

Phrase[edit]

+α(プラスアルファ) • (purasu arufa) 

  1. … and more

Noun[edit]

+α(プラスアルファ) • (purasu arufa) 

  1. improvement or addition upon something

References[edit]

  1. ^ Digital Daijisen
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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