私 : Private

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Components:

禾厶

private, I, me

On 'yomi:

シ(shi)

Kun 'yomi:

わたくし(watakushi) わたし(watashi)

Strokes:	7
Radical:	禾 (115)
Usage Rating:	242

JLPT:	N4
old JLPT:	3
Grade:	6

Unicode:	079c1
jis208:	27-68

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私 Usage examples

私ども(わたしども) 私共(わたしども) 私供(わたしども)	I, me, my store (business, etc.)
私する(わたくしする)	to act selfishly, to misappropriate, to appropriate, to embezzle
私学の雄(しがくのゆう)	one of the leading private schools
私娼窟(ししょうくつ)	brothel, house of ill repute, red-light district
私等には(わたくしなどには)	for the likes of me
私の方では(わたくしのほうでは)	on (for) my part (side)
私も又(わたくしもまた)	me too, I also
私も亦(わたしもまた)	me too, I also
私製葉書(しせいハガキ) 私製はがき(しせいハガキ) 私製ハガキ(しせいハガキ)	unofficial postcard, private mailing card
私設応援団(しせつおうえんだん)	private cheer group
私立学校(しりつがっこう)	private school, non-government school
私家版(しかばん)	privately printed book, private (press) edition
私消(ししょう)	embezzlement (misappropriation) (of public funds)
私設秘書(しせつひしょ)	private secretary
私服警官(しふくけいかん)	plainclothes police officer
私人間(しじんかん)	relations between individuals
私(わし)	I, me (used by elderly males)
公私混同(こうしこんどう)	intermingling of public policy with private interest, mixing up official business with personal affairs
私利私欲(しりしよく)	selfish desires
私募(しぼ)	private offering (of securities), private placement
公正無私(こうせいむし)	fair and impartial, just and unselfish
私怨私欲(しえんしよく)	personal grudges and selfish desires
無欲無私(むよくむし)	unselfish and impartial (disinterested)
私募ファンド(しぼファンド)	private placement fund
私(わっし)	I (mainly used by working men), myself
私年号(しねんごう)	era name selected by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court)
私雨(わたくしあめ)	limited amount of rain which falls off to a certain region
私立高校(しりつこうこう)	private high school
私的(わたしてき)	my style, my way, my opinion