no, non-, negation of state/property
N2 prefixes, suffixes & word-building elements
A reference built from patterns found in the exercises. Items such as 部・通・票 are retained as counters or combining elements because they commonly appear in word-formation questions.
Prefixes / leading elements (27)
Placed before a base word to add negation, degree, scope, state, or relation.
no, no-
non-, not correct/not belonging
not yet, not yet reached the state
again, re-
high, high level
low, low level
many, many-
the, many types
each, the
vice-, sub-
standard-, near-, pre-final round
temporary, hypothetical
first time, first
real, completely; emphasized
big, strong
bad, negative
good, convenient
different, different
correct, correct, completely
directly
both
whole, whole-
total, entire
currently, currently-
Finally, say the object you just mentioned again
order..., ordinal number
Suffixes / trailing elements (45)
Placed after a base word to form nouns, qualities, occupations, scopes, units, or classifications.
- transform, transform into
properties, capabilities
bearing..., -nature
rate
capacity, strength
feeling, consciousness
mind, heart
concept, perspective
gender, field
type, type, form
type, method
level, rank
style, type
own style/way of doing things
location, region/place
Characteristic neighborhood/area
area, scope
person working/belonging to the field
creative professionals/people
official/person holding position
actor/action partner
owner, main owner/related person
place/destination or ahead
depart from/at...
cost
fees; age in decades
value
difference
point, aspect
line/ray
documents and papers
letter/paper has a certain form
nuance/feeling of...
right at the right time
copies/sets; Unit for counting publications/copies
votes
Count letters, emails, notifications
portion/serving for ... person
disease; figurative habit due to profession
included in price/range
classified by/separately according to criteria
Made/origin in...
produced by/in...
in order...
in terms of..., in terms of...