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Meaning of (わたし) in Japanese

JLPT 5
Kana Reading
わたし, わたくし
Romaji
watashi, watakushi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    pronoun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    I; me
    Example sentence
    トランプしたいなあ。」 「。」 I feel like playing cards. "So do I."
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    private affairs; personal matter; secrecy
    Example sentence
    蹴っています He's kicking me!
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    selfishness
    Example sentence
    恐い聞きたいなら週間見たことしてあげるよ。 If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.

Examples of 私, わたし, わたくし in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

7 strokes

private, I, me

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: わたくし, わたし

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