Last Updated :2025/11/24

-ern

Suffix
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
方向を示すために用いられる接尾辞。具体的には、地名の方向(例:northern=北の、southern=南のなど)を形容詞化する役割を持つ。
What is this buttons?

古い文献では、方角名に付けて形容詞を作る接尾辞が地名に使われているのを時折見かけますが、その用法は現在ではほとんど化石化しています。

Quizzes for review

(nonstandard outside fossilized words) Added to the names of directions to form adjectives.

音声機能が動作しない場合はこちらをご確認ください
See correct answer

-ern

In older texts you sometimes see place names with the suffix -ern, although that usage is now largely fossilized.

See correct answer

In older texts you sometimes see place names with the suffix -ern, although that usage is now largely fossilized.

音声機能が動作しない場合はこちらをご確認ください

English - English

Word Edit Setting
  • Users who have edit permission for words - All Users
  • Screen new word creation
  • Screen word edits
  • Screen word deletion
  • Screen the creation of new headword that may be duplicates
  • Screen changing entry name
  • Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
  • Number of votes required for decision - 1
Sentence Edit Setting
  • Users who have edit permission for sentences - All Users
  • Screen sentence deletion
  • Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
  • Number of votes required for decision - 1
Quiz Edit Setting
  • Users who have edit permission for quizzes - All Users
  • Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
  • Number of votes required for decision - 1
Editing Guideline

Login / Sign up

 

Download the app!
DiQt

DiQt

Free

★★★★★★★★★★