私 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
- On
- シし · shi
- Kun
- わたし・わたくしwatashi · watakushi
- Meaning
- I; private; personal
Stroke order
Origin
禾 "grain" plus 厶 "to enclose"; harvest kept as one's own — hence "I, private."
Readings and examples
| Onシしshi | 私立しりつ私腹しふく公私こうし |
|---|---|
| Kunわたくしwatakushi | 私わたくし私するわたくしする |
| Kunわたしwatashi | 私わたくし |
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
- 私塾しじゅく
- 私娼ししょう
- 私慾しよく
- 私わたし
Example
姉は私立の中学に通う。
My older sister goes to a private junior high school.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)