Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
わたし
Grade: 6
たち
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
私たち

(watashi, I; me) +‎ (-tachi, pluralizer)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) たち [wàtáshíꜜtàchì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [β̞a̠ta̠ɕi̥ta̠t͡ɕi]

Pronoun

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(わたし)(たち) (watashitachi

  1. (formal) we, us
    • 2010 October 24, Tsutsui, Taishi, “第21幕 無常の風”, in エスプリト, volume 6 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, →ISBN, page 133:
      ()(まも())()()(かく())()() ()()()()()()()()()(())()(はな())()() ()()()()(())()()()()()()()…?
      OMAMORI O KAKUSHITE WATASHITACHI TO MIO O HIKIHANASHITE DŌ SURU KI DATTAN DESU KA…?
      HIDE THAT AMULET TO SEPARATE US FROM MIO, WAS THAT WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO…?

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
わたくし
Grade: 6
たち
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
私たち

(watakushi, I; me) +‎ (-tachi, pluralizer)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) たち [wàtákúshíꜜtàchì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [β̞a̠ta̠kɯ̟̊ɕita̠t͡ɕi]

Pronoun

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(わたくし)(たち) (watakushitachi

  1. (honorific) we; us

See also

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