私（わたし）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: I / me
Example sentences
- 私は台湾から来ました。 — I came from Taiwan.
- これは私のかばんです。 — This is my bag.
Idioms & proverbs containing “私”
- 公平無私 (こうへいむし) — impartiality; fair play
- 滅私奉公 (めっしほうこう) — selfless devotion
- 則天去私 (そくてんきょし) — selfless devotion to justice
- 公私混同 (こうしこんどう) — mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
- 私利私欲 (しりしよく) — self-interest; selfish desire; greed
- 無私無偏 (むしむへん) — to think or act fairly without concern for one's own benefit
Antonyms
- 公 (おおやけ)
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “私” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)