私
Reading: わたし
Meaning: I, me
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Example Sentence
私 の 友達 は とても 優しい
My friend is very kind.
Usage Notes
The most common first-person pronoun in modern Japanese, used by both men and women. More formal than 俺 (ore) or 僕 (boku). The reading わたくし is more formal than わたし.
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