あたし
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Japanese
[edit]Alternative spelling |
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私 |
Etymology
[edit]Lenition from 私 (watashi).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]- (chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me
- 1989 November 10 [1988 May 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “第一話 スーパーマン襲名 [Chapter 1: Taking on the Mantle of Superman]”, in 征地球論 [A Debate over Conquering Earth] (藤子・F・不二雄 SF全短編; 3), 2nd edition, volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第三章 中年スーパーマン左江内氏, page 365:
- あたしやスーパーマンです
- Atashi ya Sūpāman desu
- I am Superman.
- あたしやスーパーマンです
Usage notes
[edit]Most commonly used by girls and young women.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Japanese first-person pronouns
Japanese first-person pronouns by speakers and situations according to Yuko Saegusa, Concerning the First Personal Pronoun of Native Japanese Speakers (2009)
Speaker | Situation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Female | To friends | うち 49% | First name 26% | あたし 15% |
In the family | First name 33% | あたし 29% | うち 23% | |
In a class | わたし 86% | あたし 7% | うち 6% | |
To an unknown visitor | わたし 75% | あたし, first name, うち 8% each | ||
To the class teacher | わたし 66% | First name 13% | あたし 9% | |
Male | To friends | おれ 72% | ぼく 19% | First name 4% |
In the family | おれ 62% | ぼく 23% | うち 6% | |
In a class | ぼく 85% | おれ 13% | First name, nickname 1% each | |
To an unknown visitor | ぼく 64% | おれ 26% | First name 4% | |
To the class teacher | ぼく 67% | おれ 27% | First name 3% |
Speaker | Situation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Female | To friends | うち 39% | あたし 30% | わたし 22% |
In the family | あたし 28% | First name 27% | うち 18% | |
In a class | わたし 89% | あたし 7% | 自分 3% | |
To an unknown visitor | わたし 81% | あたし 10% | 自分 6% | |
To the class teacher | わたし 77% | あたし 17% | 自分 7% | |
Male | To friends | おれ 87% | うち 4% | わたし, 自分 2% each |
In the family | おれ 88% | ぼく, 自分 5% each | ||
In a class | わたし 48% | 自分 28% | ぼく 22% | |
To an unknown visitor | ぼく 36% | 自分 29% | わたし 22% | |
To the class teacher | 自分 38% | ぼく 29% | わたし 22% |
References
[edit]- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN