# 私 me / private

(wheat) + ム (moocow)
★★★★★
7 strokes
JERK

## Onyomi

SHI | I am he and he is SHE, and She is me and we are all together.

## Mnemonic

| Here's me, delivering wheat using my cow.

## Kunyomi

わたし | this kanji is 'watashi' if you're a formal guy, and 'atashi' if you're a formal lady.If you're an old guy, you can say, 'washi,' and if you're addressing a superior person you'd say 'wataKUshi.' (BOOBOO: Don't ever start your sentences with 'watashi wa.' That is like the ＃1 noobiest thing ever. If you are going to a school where they teach you to introduce yourself with 'watashi ha', it's ok, but if they want you to start all your sentences that way, quit and find another school.) 1/2 KANA ★★★★★

## Jukugo

私達(わたしたち) | us ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 私 (me / private) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 私達 (us)
私鉄(してつ) | private railway ★☆☆☆☆ 私 (me / private) + 鉄 (iron) = 私鉄 (private railway) private railway - uses the second meaning of '私’ (private)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
仏 | Buddha | PERSON | 人
私 | me / private | WHEAT |
拡 | to expand | WIDE | 広
払 | pay | HAND | 手

Buddha is a PERSON.

I myself cut the WHEAT.

You enlarge something by making it WIDER.

I use my HAND to pay.