What does kanji 私 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 私 is private.

How is kanji 私 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 私 are わたくし, わたし; the onyomi readings are シ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 私?

Kanji 私 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 私?

The main radical for kanji 私 is 禾.

What words use kanji 私?

Example words that use kanji 私 include 私達, 私立, 私事, 私.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 5

私

Meaning

Kanji 私

private

private, I, me

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: わたくしわたし
Onyomi 音読み: シ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #242
Strokes: 7
Radical: 禾
Components: 厶 • 禾
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

32 common entries

Showing 32 of 202 entries that include this kanji.

私達

わたしたち

私立

しりつ

private (establishment)

私事

しじ

personal affairs

私

わたし

私鉄

してつ

private railway

私費

しひ

private expense

私用

しよう

personal use

私人

しじん

private individual

私小説

ししょうせつ

I-novel

私物

しぶつ

private property

私塾

しじゅく

private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)

私自身

わたしじしん

myself

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

私は日本語を勉強しています。

I am studying Japanese.

これは私の本です。

This is my book.

私に少し時間をください。

Please give me a little time.

私もそれに賛成です。

I agree with that too.

私が駅まで案内します。

I will guide you to the station.