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私 - Watashi
In old Japan, a farmer claimed 'Watashi' by keeping wheat fields for his private use, apart from the communal land. This personal claim to grain later echoed in language as 'watashi,' meaning 'I'—the self held apart, just like private crops from shared fields.
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私 - Watashi
Index #1130
Grade 6
7 strokes
JLPT Level: N4
Readings: シ, わたくし, わたし
Kanji Primes

Common Vocab

しよう 私用
private business, private use
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してつ 私鉄
private railway
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しひ 私費
private expense
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