あてあてMeanings1pronounI; mefemale term, language, or namedated termusually written using kana aloneDated feminine first-person pronoun, mainly used in Kansai dialect. In modern standard Japanese, わたし or あたし are more common.あて、そんなん知しらんわ。I don't know anything about that.あては大おお阪さかの出しゅっ身しんやねん。I'm from Osaka.