己等

Japanese

Kanji in this term
己	等
おれ Grade: 6	ら Grade: 3

Etymology 1

俺 (ore) +‎ 等 (-ra)

Pronoun

己(おれ)等(ら) or 己等(オレラ) • (orera) 

1. first person pronoun; may be singular or plural in usage: I, we
2. second person plural pronoun: you guys

Etymology 2

Contraction of orera → oira.

Pronoun

己等(おいら) or 己等(オイラ) • (oira) 

1. first person pronoun; may be singular or plural in usage: I, we.

Usage notes

During the early modern era used by women. Now primary used by men.

Derived terms

• 花魁(おいらん) (oiran)