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俺 means 'me'
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On エン
Kun われ
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Some sources call 俺 rough, arrogant, vulgar, and disagreeable. Others say it is informal and intimate. It conveys manliness, which could imply control over emotions, but it is also the pronoun men use when they lose their cool. All these contradictory statements are true! The mere idea of adding 俺 to the Joyo list provoked a bitter battle. Find out how and why men use this charged word.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 俺 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 俺 is used 8 times, read 1 way.
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pronoun, 'no' adjective
I; me (sounds rough or arrogant; male term or language)(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 2 forms, examples and links)
An additional 4 less common words include 俺 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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