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8 私自身 Personally

Alternative Meanings

As For Me, Myself

Part of Speech

Pronoun

Reading

わたしじしん

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

わたくしじしん

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

私自身は、その動物園の問題にはあまり関心がないんです。

Personally, I'm indifferent to the zoo's issues.

私自身は、そんなにきょくたんなことじゃなければ、どんな食生活でも良いと思っています。

As for me, as long as it isn't too extreme, I think any kind of diet is okay.

あなたがもし私自身よりも私のことを知っていると思ったら、 それはとんだ大間違いよ。

You’re way off base if you think you know me better than I know myself.

Meaning Explanation

"When it comes to somebody like myself... aka I..." When you say this you're really saying "personally" or "as for me."

Reading Explanation

The readings are a bit weird here. The 私 is わたし and the rest is on'yomi kanji readings. So, it's a mix of both, I'm afraid. "When it comes to me, I like mixing up on'yomi and kun'yomi because I hate myself."

Utilized Kanji

  • 私
    • し
    • I
  • 自
    • じ
    • Self
  • 身
    • しん
    • Somebody
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