-ward

IPA(Pronunciation)

/wəd/

Suffix

morpheme

Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc.

Japanese Meaning

～の方向に向かう（例：backward＝後方へ、forward＝前方へ） / ～に向けて、～の傾向がある

Linguists explained that the suffix -ward changes a noun into an adverb indicating movement in a particular direction.

語学者たちは、接尾辞「〜へ向かう」が名詞を特定の方向への動きを示す副詞に変えると説明しました。

Sense（1）

Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc.

Sense（2）