Japanese symbol for “suffix”
接尾
せつび
Romaji: setsubi
suffix
In Japanese, suffix is 接尾, read せつび (setsubi).
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Meanings
- n suffix
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “suffix”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サフィックス | サフィックス safikkusu | suffix |
| 接尾語 | せつびご setsubigo | suffix |
| 接尾辞 | せつびじ setsubiji | suffix |
| 接尾詞 | せつびし setsubishi | suffix |
| 語末 | ごまつ gomatsu | end of a word; suffix |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 接続 | せつぞく setsuzoku | connection; attachment; union |
| 面接 | めんせつ mensetsu | interview (e.g. for a job) |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
| 間接 | かんせつ kansetsu | indirection; indirectness |
| 末尾 | まつび matsubi | end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.) |
| 尾根 | おね one | (mountain) ridge |
See also: Chinese symbol for “suffix”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.