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私

わたし, わたくし

pronoun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
  • I
  • me
noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
  • private affairs
  • personal matter
  • secrecy
  • selfishness

Related Kanji

私 private, I, me

Example Sentences

この人、あたしをどなりつけるんですよ！
This man's shouting at me!
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.
彼は私をひょっこり訪問した。
He dropped in on me.
彼はチョコレートを一箱食べた。
He ate a box of chocolates.
彼は私の事を双子の兄と間違えた。
He took me for my twin brother.