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8 words matching '私' found
私 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
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Readings : わたし    わたくし   
私 can be read in 2 ways: わたし (80%), わたくし (20%).
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
3. selfishness  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 174,235 which gives a rank of 344
私 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 800 (about 1,140,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 7 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 42
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
これ
わたし
いもうと
しゃしん
写真
です
This is a picture of my little sister.
わたし
たの
しみ
なん
です
What thing is a pleasure for me?
わたし
しゅみ
すいえい
水泳
です
My hobby is swimming.
わたし
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 129,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5463
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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わたくし
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 41,000 (about 12,900,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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私 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Readings : あたし    あたくし    あたい    あて   
私 can be read in 4 ways: あたし (70%), あたくし (20%), あたい (10%), あて (rare).
I; me  (female term or language; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 59,043 which gives a rank of 18,956
私 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 800 (about 1,140,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
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Example sentences:
あたし
っている
かぎ
そんな
かたり
ない
So far as I know, there is no such word.
あたしその
みせ
とけい
時計
つもりです
I will buy a watch at the store.
かれ
いつもあたしあら
さが
してばかりいた
He was always finding fault with me.
あたし
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 31,300,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16318
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アタシ
BOOST
Reading : あたし   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 48,000 (about 9,310,000 results)
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私 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : わらわ   
I; me  (archaic; humble; female term or language)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 42,462 which gives a rank of 37,973
私 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 800 (about 1,150,000,000 results)
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BOOST
Reading : わらわ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 31,000 (about 18,700,000 results)
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私 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : わし   
I; me (used by elderly males)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 42,791 which gives a rank of 37,241
私 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 800 (about 1,150,000,000 results)
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Example sentences:
わし
ガタがきた
Have my eyes also started to fail?
じょげん
助言
むし
無視
する
など
わし
ぐろう
愚弄
する
にも
ほど
がある

How dare you ignore my advice. There’s a limit to how much you can disrespect me.
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Reading : わし   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 67,000 (about 5,040,000 results)
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わし
BOOST
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• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 2190
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私 is an exact match with the following word:
BOOST
Reading :   
noun
private affairs; personal matter  (see also: 公:こう)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 41,611 which gives a rank of 39,729
• Google Japan frequency rank: 800 (about 1,150,000,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
私 is an exact match with the following word:
BOOST
Reading : わたい   
noun
I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 65,670 which gives a rank of 13,653
• Google Japan frequency rank: 900 (about 1,140,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 929
No examples found for any form of this word.
私 is an exact match with the following word:
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Readings : わい    わて   
私 can be read in 2 ways: わて (50%), わい (50%).
pronoun
1. I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
2. you (used toward people of equal or lower status)  (this meaning is restricted to reading わい)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 41,599 which gives a rank of 39,752
• Google Japan frequency rank: 900 (about 1,140,000,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
私 is an exact match with the following word:
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Readings : あっし    わっち    わっし   
私 can be read in 3 ways: わっち (40%), あっし (40%), わっし (20%).
I (mainly used by working men); myself
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 41,599 which gives a rank of 39,752
• Google Japan frequency rank: 900 (about 1,140,000,000 results)
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
standing woman
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ドウ   ノウ   I; myself   わし I, myself   かれ he   
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ノウ    agriculture   
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シン   たつ dragon; 7-9 am   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
cliff
キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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