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Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. kind; sort; type; class; genus; order; family
2. similar example; parallel; the like
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (213 in total)
mankind; humanity
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
relative; relation; kin
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
document; official papers
living things
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
similar story; variant tale
fungus; fungi
evil-doers
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
subgenus
classification; categorization; sorting
the same kind; accomplice; partner
(kinds of) meat
amphibia; amphibian
citrus fruits
noodles; vermicelli
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
beasts; mammals
analogy
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
classification
parts of speech
class; heading; group; category
clothes; clothing; garments
parallel; equal; match
mammal; mammalian
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
several types; several kinds; several species
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
dinnerware; cutlery
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
same kind; accomplices; companions
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
birds of a feather flock together
alcoholic drinks; liquor
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
underclothes
this kind
living things
shellfish
cultural anthropology
similar phrase
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
varieties; different kinds
lichens
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
root crops; root vegetables
seaweed; sea vegetable
synonymousness
saccharide
Insecta; the insects
the same kind
quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)
affinity; family relationship
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
myriapod; many-legged
remnants of a party or a gang
sympathetic magic; homeopathic magic; imitative magic
similar books
similar question; (classification by) similarity of theme
leafy vegetables
rare earth
similar; of the same type
broad category
wheat variety
green algae; chlorophyceae
bony fishes; osteichthyans
beetles; coleopterans; coleoptera
bristle worm; polychaete
arachnids; araneids
arachnids; araneids
similar sound
dictionaries (and similar books)
cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking)
assimilation; incorporation
red algae; Rhodophyta
oscines (birds of suborder Oscines); songbirds
monosaccharides
brown algae
bristle worm; polychaete
polysaccharides
trematodes (i.e. flukes)
Chelicerata; chelicerates
cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae spp., esp. edible); gourds
similar books
physical anthropology
hominoid
Eumycetes; true fungi
birds of a feather flock together
application form; application papers; file wrapper (patents)
pinnipeds (seals and walruses)
carnivores (i.e. animals of the order Carnivora)
catching fire (from next door); a spreading fire
fruits and vegetables
domestic poultry
Saurischia (order of dinosaurs with lizard-like pelvic structures)
cestodes; tapeworms
social anthropology
sinusoid
flagellates; mastigophorans
edentates (i.e. anteaters, sloths, armadillos)
assonance
wicked gang
similar kanji
basidiomycetes
urodeles (tailed amphibians)
natural class
mucopolysaccharides
cryptogamous plants
class group
noble gases; rare gases
oligosaccharides
agnathans (jawless fishes of superclass Agnatha)
Deuteromycota; fungi imperfecti; mitosporic fungi; anamorphic fungi
proboscideans; proboscidians
caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
hornworts (non-vascular plants of order Anthocerotopsida)
hornworts (non-vascular plants of order Anthocerotopsida)
comb jellies (jellyfish-like animals of the phylum Ctenophora)
comb jellies (jellyfish-like animals of the phylum Ctenophora)
oligochaetes
apterygotes (wingless insects)
pterygotes (winged insects)
pelecypods (i.e. bivalves)
copepods (small crustaceans of subclass Copepoda)
copepods (small crustaceans of subclass Copepoda)
assembling according to type; collection of items sorted by type
bryozoans (animals of phylum Bryozoa)
disaccharides
class condition
class name
synapsids; theropsids; mammal-like reptiles
pteraspids (extinct armoured jawless fishes)
urochordates
anurans (tailless amphibians)
turbellarians
proturans
cladocerans
sea spiders (Pycnogonida spp.)
sea spiders (Pycnogonida spp.)
tabulate corals (extinct corals of the order Tabulata)
snout beetle
arachnids
nematomorpha; hairworm
fibroid; fibroid tumor; fibroid tumour
cephalochordates
acanthocephalans; thorny-headed worms
stoneworts; charophytes
Pteriomorphia (subclass of bivalve molluscs)
Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)
anomodonts
Theriodontia; theriodonts
bulbous vegetables
economic anthropology
brachyurans
equivalence class
Cirripedia; barnacles
paleoanthropology
bony fishes; Osteichthyes
playing card tax; tax on playing cards, mahjong sets, domino sets, etc. (abolished in 1989)
trisaccharides
coset; residue class
eudicots; eudicotyledons
crown jellyfish (Coronatae spp.); coronated jellyfish
class field theory
Examples (11 in total)
It is often said that sweets are bad for your teeth.
We buy stationery in bulk.
This is the kind of work that requires a high level of concentration.