Vocab Info

N4 Pronoun, の-adjective, Noun

(わたくし)I (formal), me, personal (affairs, etc.), private, selfishness, partiality, secrecy, confidentiality

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Pronoun

      1. 1.

        I, me

        usu. more formal than わたし,

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    2. の-adjective, Noun

      1. 2.

        personal (affairs, etc.), private

        Antonyms:

    3. Noun

      1. 3.

        selfishness, partiality

      2. 4.

        secrecy, confidentiality

    All Forms

    私 【わたくし】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Netflix Top 100

    Examples

    --:--

      (わたくし)名前(なまえ)佐藤(さとう)マイケルと(もう)します。

      My name is Michael Sato.

      • N4

      あなたは(わたくし)よりもスタイルがとても()いですね!

      You have so much more style than I do!

      • N4

      残念(ざんねん)ながら、こんな(むずか)しい問題(もんだい)(わたくし)には()くことが出来(でき)ません。

      Unfortunately, I cannot solve such a difficult problem.

      • N4

      (わたくし)としては、()(しゃ)をあの会社(かいしゃ)のような雰囲気(ふんいき)(ちか)づけたいと(おも)っている。

      As for me, I would like to bring our company closer to the atmosphere of that company.

      • N3

      (わたくし)(おか)してしまったミスのせいで社長(しゃちょう)相手方(あいてがた)社長(しゃちょう)(あやま)らなければなりません。

      Because of the mistake I made, the president has to apologize to the other director.

      • N3
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