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Some Japanese pronouns

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Some Japanese pronouns Brief overview Compared to most other languages, pronouns in Japanese are used less frequently, and may not need to be used when it is obvious who the subject is. Japanese pronouns can also be an indicator of identifying one’s personality (e.g. one who generally uses わたくし and あなた along with a very formal tone, regardless of context, shows that the speaker may have been raised in a noble background). When using pronouns, one should be familiar with the context that they are speaking in, so as to refrain from offending anyone (unless they wish to be chastised). Not all pronouns are covered in the lists below; ones which may be commonly used or heard, along with a few uncommon and old (i.e. archaic) pronouns, are. いちにんしょう First-person ( 一 人 称 ) Pronoun Hiragana Level of speech Gender association 俺 おれ Informal Masculine 私 私 わたし わたくし Formal Very formal Gender-neutral Gender-neutral 僕 ぼく Informal Masculine Informal Very informal あたし あたい わし 儂 Informal 我 我が われ わが Very formal Very formal Feminine Feminine Generally masculine Gender-neutral Gender-ne ...
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