俺

§Translingual

§Han character

俺 (radical 9 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人大中山 (OKLU), four-corner 2421₆, composition ⿰亻奄)

§References

• KangXi: page 106, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 736
• Dae Jaweon: page 227, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 173, character 2
• Unihan data for U+4FFA

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§Chinese

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simp. and trad.		俺

§Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ǎn (an³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄢˇ

• Min Nan (POJ): án
• Wu (WT Romanisation): oe (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: ǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄢˇ
    • Wade-Giles: an³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aan
    • IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠n²¹⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: án
    • Tâi-lô: án
    • IPA (Taipei): /an⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /an⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • WT Romanisation: oe (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /ø²³/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (俺, reconstructed)
Character (俺), Pronunciation 1/2
Initial: 影 (34) Final: 鹽 Division: III			Openness: Open Tone: Departing (H)			Fanqie: 於驗切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ʔiᴇmH/	/ʔi̯ɛmH/	/ʔiɛmH/	/ʔiɛmH/	/ʔiamH/	/ĭɛmH/	/ʔjæmH/
Character (俺), Pronunciation 2/2
Initial: 影 (34) Final: 嚴 Division: III			Openness: Open Tone: Departing (H)			Fanqie: 於劔切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ʔɨɐmH/	/ʔi̯ɐmH/	/ʔiɐmH/	/ʔiɐmH/	/ʔɨamH/	/ĭɐmH/	/ʔiɐmH/

§Definitions

1. (dialectal Mandarin, Min) I, me, my; we, us, our

§See also

• 我

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§Japanese

§Kanji

俺

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

§Readings

• On: えん (en)
• Kun: おれ (ore)

§Alternative forms

• 乃公
• 爾
• 儞
• 己
• オレ

§Etymology

Originally a second person pronoun. Gradually changed into a first person pronoun.

§Pronoun

俺 (hiragana おれ, romaji ore)

1. second person pronoun; you
2. first person personal pronoun; I, me

§Usage notes

俺／おれ is the usual casual form used by men, and is completely acceptable with friends; 僕 or 私 are too formal for casual use. Conversely, in polite conversation or where polite forms are expected, 俺 is unacceptable and rude. As with other casual forms, may be used intentionally if one wishes to be rude, but should not be used otherwise.

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)

First-person pronouns by elementary school pupils (2008)

Speaker	Situation	1	2	3
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%

First-person pronouns by university students (2009)

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%

§See also

• 僕 (ぼく, boku) (generally used by males)
• 私 (わたし, watashi)
• 我 (われ, ware)
• 内 (うち, uchi) (female, Kansai)

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§Korean

§Hanja

俺 (eom, eop) (hangeul 엄, 업, McCune-Reischauer ŏm, ŏp)

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§Vietnamese

§Han character

俺 (em, yêm, êm)

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§References

• Nom Foundation