Memory phrase for the Kanji: 私


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Meaning

I, myself, personal

Pronunciation

SHI
wata(ku)shi

Explanation

Left: rice plant , right: nose

Mnemonic

Next to the rice plant with the nose: that's me.

Radicals

rice plantIt is shown the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: .
noseIs typically understood as a nose in a sideview which is directed to the left.
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Vocabulary

 私  わたくし  (humble) I,myself
 私  わたし  I, myself, private affairs
 私有  しゆう  private ownership
 私物  しぶつ  private property, personal effects
 私用  しよう  personal use, private business
 私立  しりつ  private (establishment)
 私鉄  してつ  private railway

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