This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シ、わたくし、わたし
Romaji: shi, watakushi, watashi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

private, I, me

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  115
Frequency:  242
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-5-2
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  si1
Unicode:  79c1
JIS:  3B64

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1115
Nelson Index: 3265
New Nelson Index: 4124
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5d2.2
Four Corner Index: 2293.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 876
Gakken Index: 221
Japanese Names Index: 637
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24913
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0527
Remembering the kanji Index: 902
Busy People Index: 2.7
Kanji Way Index: 17
Kanji Flashcards Index: 232
Kodansha Compact Index: 1428
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 887
Kanji in Context Index: 72
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 758
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1030
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 911
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 968
Essential Kanji Index: 367
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1432
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2271
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 797
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 852

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
(わし)
I; me (used by elderly males)
(わい、わて)
I; me; you (used toward people of equal or lower status)
(わらわ)
I; me
私立 (しりつ、わたくしりつ)
private (establishment)
(あたし、あたくし、あたい、あて)
I; me
(あっし、わっち、わっし)
I (mainly used by working men); myself
()
private affairs; personal matter
(わたい)
I; me
私鉄 (してつ)
private railway
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