Meaning of 私(わい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level

私

Kana Reading

わい, わて

Romaji

wai, wate

Word Senses

• Parts of speech

  pronoun

  Meaning

  I; me

• Parts of speech

  Meaning

  you (used toward people of equal or lower status)

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Related Kanji

私 JLPT 4

7 strokes

private, I, me

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: わたくし, わたし

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