Appendix:Japanese prefix and suffix index

Prefixes

Politeness

• お (o-) - お歌 (o-uta), お粥 (o-kayu), お電話 (o-denwa), お手紙 (o-tegami), o-genki (o-genki)
• ご (go-) - ご本 (go-hon), ご帰宅 (go-kitaku), ご親族 (go-shinzoku), ご訪問 (go-hōmon), ご希望 (go-kibō), ご結婚 (go-kekkon)
• み (mi-) - 御仏 (mihotoke), 御霊 (mitama)
• おん (on-) - 御柱 (onbashira), 御大 (ontai)

Prefix for kanji terms

• 再 (sai-) - 再活用, 再利用, 再放送
• 不 (fu-) - 不許可, 不衛生, 不誠実
• 非 (hi-) - 非公開, 非常識
• 未 (mi-) - 未使用, 未許可, 未更新
• 既 (ki-) - 既婚, 既読, 既済

Suffixes

Suffixes for names

• やろう (very offensive/rude/slang)
• 坊 (affectionate, for boys)
• ちゃん (affectionate or endearing)
• たん (stronger ちゃん)
• 君 (less polite, usually for males)
• さん (general, polite)
• 嬢 (dated, for a young single woman)
• 夫人 (dated, for a married woman)
• 上 (dated, general/polite)
• 氏 (more polite than さん, usually used in formal writing)
• 様 (honorific)
• 殿 (obsolete, very honorific)
• リン (nickname)
• ッチ (nickname)
• 先生 (honorific, for teachers or those who are more experienced)
• 家元 (more formal version of 先生, mostly used in traditional Japanese art forms such as calligraphy or tea ceremonies)
• ちゃま (combination of ちゃん and 様)
• 奴 (very offensive/rude/slang)

Suffixes for adjectives

• さ (amount of something-ness)
• み (state of being something, or place)

Others

• 面 (づら)
• ら (group)
• 達, たち　(group)