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私

Kanji · JLPT N4 · People and family

私 Private, I, Me

On'yomi Chinese-derived reading

し

Mostly used when 私 combines with other kanji in compound words.

Kun'yomi native Japanese reading

わたくし、わたし

Mostly used when 私 stands alone.

Strokes
7
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary year 6
Frequency
#242

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).