Meaning of 俺 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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俺, 己, 乃公JLPT 1
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Kana Readingおれ, だいこう, ないこう
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Romajiore, daikō, naikō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- pronoun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- I; me (rough or arrogant-sounding first-person pronoun, formerly also used by women)
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Example Sentences
俺, 己, 乃公, おれ, だいこう, ないこう used in context
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To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights. "You are a coward!"
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This is my little sister Sakiko. She was born the same year as me and is now studying for her exams.
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He took pity on me and helped me out.
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母ちゃんも同じ事いってたな。だからどうしたってんだよ。オレにゃ関係ない。
Mum said the same thing. But, so what? It's got nothing to do with me.
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基本的に俺は短詩が好きだ。短詩の中では、この詩がトップだった。
Basically I like short poems. Among them this poem was my favourite.
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「そっかぁ、アルクさんはワーウルフなんですね」「俺は混血だから変身したりはしねーよ」
Oh, right, you're a werewolf, aren't you? "I'm mixed blood, so I don't transform or anything."
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly
On: ナイ, ダイ, ノ, アイ
Kun: の, すなわ.ち, なんじ
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