7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N4

private, I, me

Kun'yomi
  • I ②personal (affairs, etc.) ③selfishness ④secrecy
  • I
On'yomi
  • private affairs

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

わたし 99.0%
0.7%
わたくし 0.2%

Character Breakdown

private, I, me
わたし シ わたくし (6th, N4)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Common Words

I ②personal (affairs, etc.) ③selfishness ④secrecy
personal feelings
private (establishment)
whispering
first-person narrative
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References

Unicode hex code 79C1
JIS X 0208 1-27-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3265
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4124
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1115
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1432
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 758
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 221
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 637
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 367
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24913
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 876
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 125
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 125
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 797
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 232
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 887
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 852
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 17
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 72
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.7
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1428
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 911
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5d2.2
Four corner code 2293.0
De Roo Code 2271