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私たち (わたしたち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

私わたしたち

わ

た

し

た

ち

Common word›JLPTN3›

Meanings

1

First-person plural pronoun; used by a speaker to refer to a group including themselves. The reading わたくしたち is more formal and humble.

私わたしたちは明日あした、映えい画がを見みに行

い

き

ます

。

We are going to see a movie tomorrow.

先せん生せいが私わたしたちに宿しゅく題だいを出だしました。

The teacher gave us homework.

Kanji

私private, I, me
達accomplished, reach, arrive

Related words· 6

我われ々われN3
我々 is more formal and often used in speeches or writing, and can sound masculine or authoritative, while 私たち is neutral and usable in everyday speech.
僕ぼくたち
僕たち is a casual first-person plural used mainly by males, whereas 私たち is gender-neutral and works in both casual and polite contexts.
あたしたち
あたしたち is a feminine, casual variant used mainly by women in informal settings, while 私たち is neutral and suitable for formal or mixed-gender use.
ウリ
私たち is the standard, neutral Japanese word for 'we', while ウリ is a Korean-derived first-person plural pronoun used mainly in Korean-Japanese or Korea-related contexts.

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我われら
私たち is the neutral, everyday word for “we/us,” whereas 我ら is formal or literary and sounds out of place in casual talk.
余よ等ら
私達 is the everyday, neutral word for 'we', while 余等 is a rare, formal/literary first-person plural used mainly in old writings.

Politeness

僕ぼくらplain
私たち is the neutral, gender-neutral counterpart used in polite or formal contexts, while 僕ら is casual and typically used by males.
俺おれらplain
私たち is the neutral/formal way to say 'we', while 俺ら is a rough, masculine casual equivalent used with close friends.

Written forms

私たち
- わたしたち
  Standard kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
- わたくしたち
私達
- わたしたち
  Alternate kanji spelling using 達; also common, especially in formal writing.
- わたくしたち
わたくしたち

Etymology

Formed from 私 “I” and the plural or associative suffix たち.