3.1 Noun suffixes (kanji, romanji, English)
Japanese Nouns and Noun suffixes in Kanji, Romaji, and English
Terms
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- 小説 - shousetsu
- novel
- 子供 - kodomo
- child
- 子供達 - kodomotachi
- children
- 小説家 - shousetsuka
- novelist
- 靴 - kutsu
- shoe, shoes / footwear
- 車 - kuruma
- car, cars
- の - no
- used to combine two nouns together
- 海の男. - Umi no otoko.
- Man of the sea
- 名詞 - Meishi
- Noun
- 私に本をいます。 - Watashi ni hon o imasu.
- I have a book. / I have some books.
- 男の子 - otokonoko
- boy
- 屋 - -ya
- indicates a 'shop' or one that sells the items
- 男の子達 - otokonokotachi
- boys
- 女の子達 - onnanokotachi
- girls
- 学生 - gakusei
- student
- 家 - -ka
- indicates an expert or specialist in the subject
- 彼は女の子達に話すを行った。 - Kare wa onnanoko ni hanasu o okonatta.
- He went to speak to the girls.
- 女の子 - onnanoko
- girl
- 海 - umi
- sea
- 本 - hon
- book, books
- 達 - -tachi
- plural suffix for nouns referring to people
- 男 - otoko
- man
- 犬 - inu
- dog, dogs
- 店 - -mise
- indicates a 'store'