私 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
- On
- シ
- Kun
- わたし・わたくし
- Meaning
- I; private; personal
Origin
禾 "grain" plus 厶 "to enclose"; harvest kept as one's own — hence "I, private."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シ | 私立・私腹・公私 |
|---|---|
| わたくし | 私・私する |
| わたし | 私 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 私立しりつ
private (school etc.)
- 私語しご
whispering; private talk
Example
姉は私立の中学に通う。
My older sister goes to a private junior high school.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)