私
わたくし
watakushi
JLPT N47 strokesKanjiLevel 25 - JLPT N4

Quick answer

私 is the kanji for "I". A common reading is わたくし (watakushi). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

I

Also : Me · Private

Readings

kunわたくし/ watakushikunわたし/ watashionし/ shi

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 私 represents 'PRIVATE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of private.

Reading ·

On-reading: し — remember this sound by associating it with private. Kun-reading: わたくし.

Example Sentences

私は来年から日本に留学するつもりです。

わたしはらいねんからにほんにりゅうがくするつもりです。

I intend to study in Japan starting next year.

私のかばんを間違えて持っていかれてしまいました。

わたしのかばんをまちがえてもっていかれてしまいました。

Someone mistakenly took my bag.

Vocabulary using 私

私用
shiyou
private use · personal use
私立
shiritsu
non-public · privately run
私鉄
shitetsu
private railway
私物
shibutsu
private property
私有
shiyuu
privately owned · private ownership
私
watashi
I
私
watakushi
I
私
atashi
I

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