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私

private
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingわたくし、わたし
JōyōGrade 6
  1. me

Popular Usage

私鉄私立

Radicals and components

Radical禾grainComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 968

Compound words

私鉄してつ
private railway
私立しりつ
private (establishment)
公私こうし
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
私見しけん
personal opinion
私塾しじゅく
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
私設しせつ
private
私邸してい
private residence
私的してき
private; personal
私費しひ
private expense
私物しぶつ
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
私有しゆう
private ownership
私用しよう
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
私事しじ
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
私学しがく
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
私語しご
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
私案しあん
private plan; one's own plan
私大しだい
private university
私服しふく
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; casual wear; mufti
私自身わたしじしん
myself
私書箱ししょばこ
post office box
私生活しせいかつ
private life
私たちわたしたち
we; us
私企業しきぎょう
private enterprise
私文書しぶんしょ
private document

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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