Nihongo Tree
BRANCH · THEME IN BASICS

接頭辞せっとうじと接尾辞せつびじ

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TWIGS · WORD GROUPS · EACH LEAF IS A WORD

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Example sentences (17)

Prefixes (~ before a word)

o · polite prefix (お茶, お金, お名前)
Here's some tea.
kyū · former, old (旧校舎: the old school building)
The old school building is a library now.
saku · last, previous (昨年: last year)
I came to Japan for the first time last year.
rai · next, coming (来週: next week)
Let's all meet again next week.
zen · all, the whole (全世界: the whole world)
This song is popular all over the world.
dai · big, great (大成功: a great success)
The party was a huge success!
i · different, foreign (異文化: a different culture)
Experiencing a different culture is fun.
fu · un-, in-, not (不便: inconvenient)
It's far from the station, so it's inconvenient.
bu · un-, not (不気味: eerie, creepy)
School at night is creepy.

Suffixes & bound words

garu · to show signs of feeling (寒がる: to complain of the cold)
My little brother always says he's cold.
kan · view, outlook (人生観: outlook on life)
I like my grandfather's outlook on life.
shū · group of people, folks (若い衆: the young folks)
The young folks gathered to prepare for the festival.
jū · dwelling, housing (衣食住: food, clothing and shelter)
Food, clothing and shelter are the basics of life.
sō · aspect, appearance (手相: lines of the palm)
I had a fortune-teller read my palm.
moto · base, source (スープの素: soup stock)
Just add the soup base. It's easy.
tama · occasional, rare (偶に: once in a while)
Shall we eat out for a change?
zurai · hard to do, after the masu stem
This writing is hard to read.