1.
in addition; moreover; furthermore
Introduces additional information that supplements or builds upon the preceding statement.
経験に加えて、資格も持っている。
In addition to experience, she also has qualifications.
品質がよい。加えて、価格も手頃だ。
The quality is good. Moreover, the price is reasonable.
人口の減少に加えて、高齢化も深刻な問題になっている。
In addition to population decline, the aging of society has also become a serious problem.
A conjunction derived from the te-form of the verb 加える (to add). Used to introduce additional information that strengthens or supplements a point. Common in both spoken and written Japanese, with a slightly formal tone.
USAGE:
- Used in two main patterns:
- Aに加えて、B (in addition to A, B) — combines with に to mark what is being added to
- Sentence. 加えて、sentence. — begins a new sentence as a conjunction
- Slightly more formal than それに but less formal than さらに
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 経験に加えて: in addition to experience
- 努力に加えて: in addition to effort
- それに加えて: on top of that
SIMILAR WORDS:
- さらに: furthermore — more formal; common in news and academic writing
- その上: on top of that — similar formality; often used in spoken Japanese
- それに: besides — more casual and conversational
- おまけに: to make matters worse — implies the addition is negative or compounds a bad situation