Kanji

私

private, I, me

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

禾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わたくし, わたし

Nanori (Name Reading)

とみ

Common Readings

シ, わたくし

Example sentences

わたし
私の友達はとても優しい

My friend is very kind.

より より
兄は私より背が高い

My older brother is taller than me.

私たち わたしたち
私たちは毎日一緒に学校へ行きます。

We go to school together every day.

すべき すべき
私たちは環境を守るために、もっと努力すべきです。

We should make more effort to protect the environment.

私達 わたしたち
私達は去年からこの町に住んでいます。

We have lived in this town since last year.

別行動 べつこうどう
自由時間になったので、私達はそれぞれ別行動を取った。

Since it was free time, we each went our separate ways.

私自身 わたしじしん
私自身、その結果には驚いています。

I myself am surprised by the result.

私服 しふく
明日は制服がない日なので、私服で学校に行きます。

Tomorrow is a no-uniform day, so I'm going to school in my own clothes.

私ども わたくしども
私どもは、お客様のご要望に全力でお応えします。

We will do our best to meet our customers' requests.

私物 しぶつ
学校に不要な私物を持ってきてはいけません。

You must not bring unnecessary personal belongings to school.

Example Vocabulary

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