私
I / Private
On’yomi: し
Kun’yomi: わたし
Radicals: Pine + Pile
Meaning: I
No one can pile pine branches better than I. I am the best at putting pine branches into a pile. And don’t you forget it.
Say this to yourself as you imagine piling pine branches in a most excellent fashion, “I pile pines!” Smell the pine smell as you pile them.
Reading: し
You know who else thinks they’re great at piling pines? Charlie Sheen (し). Charlie Sheen knows there’s no I in team, but there are two Is in winning.
Picture Charlie Sheen piling up pine branches as he chants to himself, “I am the best! I am winning!”
Related Vocabulary
私 わたし I
私大 しだい Private College
- 私 (Private) + 大 (Big)
私生活 しせいかつ Personal Life
- 私 (I) + 生 (Life)+ 活 (Lively)
私立 しりつ Private
- 私 (I) + 立 (Stand)
私立大学 しりつだいがく Private College
- 私 (I) + 立 (Stand)+ 大 (Big)+ 学 (Study)
私達 わたしたち We
- 私 (I) + 達 (Attain, Plural)
私鉄 してつ Private Railway
- 私 (I) + 鉄 (Iron)