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Meaning of 儂(わし) in Japanese

儂, 私
Kana Reading
わし
Romaji
washi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    pronoun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    I; me (used by elderly males)
    Example sentence
    儂の目もガタがきたかの。 Have my eyes also started to fail?

Examples of 儂, 私, わし in a sentence

Kanji in this word

私 JLPT 4

7 strokes

private, I, me

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: わたくし, わたし

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儂

15 strokes

I, my, he, his, me (used by old people)

On'Yomi: ドウ, ノウ

Kun'Yomi: わし, かれ

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