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あたし

also: あたくし

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Meanings

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pronoun

female term, language, or nameusually written using kana alone

Casual first-person pronoun used mainly by women and girls. あたくし is a more polite variant.

あたし、今日きょうはちょっと早はやく帰かえるね。
I'm going home a little early today.

あたくしはそう思おもいませんわ。

I don't think so. (polite)

Written forms

私
- あたし
  Kanji spelling is possible but uncommon; usually read as わたし or わたくし.
- あたくし
あたくし
More polite variant; less common than あたし.

Kanji

私private, I, me

Similar words

わたし
Standard polite first-person pronoun used by both genders; あたし is a casual, feminine variant.
わたくし
Very formal first-person pronoun; あたくし is a more polite variant of あたし, but less formal than わたくし.

Etymology

Derived from わたし, with the initial consonant dropped, resulting in a casual, feminine form.