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私わたくし

N5
わたくし watakushi
  1. (humble) I
  2. myself
pronoun

Chinese meanings

我(自谦)

Examples

  • 私わたくしは泳およげません。
    I don't know how to swim.
    我不会游泳。
  • 彼女は私の子供の世話をしてくれる。
    She takes care of my children.
    她会帮我照顾孩子。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('d5c2e69813'); // 私
{
  "id": "d5c2e69813",
  "word": "私",
  "reading": "わたくし",
  "romaji": "watakushi",
  "meanings": [
    "(humble) I",
    "myself"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "pn"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 2842390,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私は泳げません。",
      "furigana": "{私|わたくし}は{泳|およ}げません。",
      "en": "I don't know how to swim.",
      "tatoeba_id": 159334
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女は私の子供の世話をしてくれる。",
      "en": "She takes care of my children.",
      "tatoeba_id": 89373
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "19be0e0f42a00cce569d3ffbdd308239379e320c4c774a263ada5197b671df1f",
    "meanings": [
      "我(自谦)"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私は泳げません。",
        "zh": "我不会游泳。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女は私の子供の世話をしてくれる。",
        "zh": "她会帮我照顾孩子。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/d5c2e69813",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "c76b68a5cde0934428fad4e75b69d9df74cd3e67af166c6e9dd3ce2a5eae908c"
  }
}