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迂生 (うせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

迂う生せい

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せ

い

Meanings

1

I; me; my humble self

archaichumble (kenjougo)›male term, language, or name

Archaic humble first-person pronoun used by men in written correspondence. Not used in modern spoken Japanese.

迂う生せいは先せん

Kanji

迂roundabout way
生life, genuine, birth

Related words

私わたくし
Standard formal/humble first-person pronoun used in modern Japanese, unlike the archaic 迂生.
僕ぼく
Common casual first-person pronoun for men, whereas 迂生 is an archaic humble form used only in letters.

Etymology

The kanji 迂 means 'roundabout' or 'foolish', and 生 means 'life' or 'birth'. Together they form a self-deprecating humble expression. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a pattern of humble pronouns using self-effacing kanji.

日じつ

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貴き

殿でん

の

書しょ

状じょう

を

拝はい

受じゅ

いたし

まし

た

。

I, my humble self, received your letter the other day.