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私わたし

Kana わたし Romaji watashi

JLPT N5 Common word

01

私 わたし · watashi

JLPT N5 Common word

01pronoun

I; me

slightly formal or feminine

Examples

騒がしいホームで誰かが私の名前を呼んでいるのが聞こえた。

I could hear someone calling my name on the noisy platform.

Tatoeba #140263

私も。

So do I.

Tatoeba #152226

私もだわ。

So do I.

Tatoeba #152205

02

私 あたし · atashi

JLPT N1 Common word あたくし

01pronoun

female term or languageusually kana

I; me

あたくし is more polite

Examples

この人、あたしをどなりつけるんですよ！

This man's shouting at me!

Tatoeba #221008

あたし、低脂肪乳ね。

Low-fat milk for me.

Tatoeba #75325

あたしは彼を知っています。

I know him.

Tatoeba #234375

03

私 わたくし · watakushi

JLPT N5

01pronoun

I; me

usu. more formal than わたし

02no-adjective · noun

personal (affairs, etc.); private

03noun

selfishness; partiality

04noun

secrecy; confidentiality

Examples

私は泳げません。

I don't know how to swim.

Tatoeba #159334

私は驚きのあまり口もきけなかった。

I was too surprised to speak.

Tatoeba #180022

私は太陽から目を保護するため、サングラスをかけていた。

I wore sunglasses to protect my eyes from the sun.

Tatoeba #138186

04

妾 わらわ · warawa

私

01pronoun

archaichumble (kenjougo) languagefemale term or language

I; me

05

儂 わし · washi

私 (rarely used kanji form)、ワシ

01pronoun

usually kanamale term or language

I; me

used by elderly

Examples

儂の目もガタがきたかの。

Have my eyes also started to fail?

Tatoeba #75651

わしのメガネはどこにいったんだ？

Where are my glasses?

Tatoeba #191979

お前はわしが手塩にかけた人間だ。

I brought you up under my personal care.

Tatoeba #226935

06

私 あっし · asshi

わっし

01pronoun

usually kanacolloquial

I; me

mainly used by working men

07

私 わい · wai

01pronoun

usually kanadated termKansai-ben

I; me

02pronoun

archaic

you

used to address someone of equal or lower status

08

私 わたい · watai

01pronoun

archaicKantou-ben

I; me

09

私 し · shi

01noun

private affairs; personal matter

10

私 わっち · watchi

01pronoun

colloquialusually kana

I; me

used esp. by people of low status

11

私 わて · wate

01pronoun

usually kanaKansai-ben

I; me

12

私 あたい · atai

01pronoun

female term or languagechildren's languageusually kana

I; me

13

私 あて · ate

01pronoun

female term or languagedated termusually kanaKansai-ben

I; me

14

私 わちき · wachiki

01pronoun

archaicfemale term or language

I; me

mainly used by Edo-period prostitutes

Source

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