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KanjiN4Grade 6 · 小67 strokesRadical 禾#242 in newspapers

私 · private, I

私 is a kanji meaning private, I, me. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シshi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • わたくしwatakushi
  • わたしwatashi

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 私 · 7 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 私
WordReadingMeaningLevel
私わたしI, myselfN5
私わたくしI (formal), myself, private affairsN5
私用しようpersonal use, private businessN3
私鉄してつprivate railwayN2
私立しりつprivate (establishment)N2
私物しぶつprivate property, personal effectsN1
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More words that use 私
WordReadingMeaningLevel
私有しゆうprivate ownershipN1

Example sentence

私もそうです。

わたしもそうです

I don't, either.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #152214 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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