うち

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɯ˩.tɕi˥/
  • IPA(key): /ɯ˥.tɕi˩/ (pronoun sense 3)

Noun

うち (rōmaji uchi)

  1. 家: house, one's home
  2. 内: inside, one's own

Pronoun

うち (rōmaji uchi)

  1. 家: one's family
  2. 内, 中: we, our (referring to one's in-group)
  3. 内, 中: (Kansai, informal) I, me (used by women and girls)
  4. 内, 中: my spouse
  5. (informal) I, me (used by girls since the 90s)

See also
Japanese first-person pronouns

Japanese first-person pronouns by speakers and situations according to Yuko Saegusa, Concerning the First Personal Pronoun of Native Japanese Speakers (2009)

First-person pronouns by elementary school pupils (2008)
SpeakerSituation123
Female To friends うち 49%First name 26%あたし 15%
In the family First name 33%あたし 29%うち 23%
In a class わたし 86%あたし 7%うち 6%
To an unknown visitor わたし 75%あたし, first name, うち 8% each
To the class teacher わたし 66%First name 13%あたし 9%
Male To friends おれ 72%ぼく 19%First name 4%
In the family おれ 62%ぼく 23%うち 6%
In a class ぼく 85%おれ 13%First name, nickname 1% each
To an unknown visitor ぼく 64%おれ 26%First name 4%
To the class teacher ぼく 67%おれ 27%First name 3%
First-person pronouns by university students (2009)
SpeakerSituation123
Female To friends うち 39%あたし 30%わたし 22%
In the family あたし 28%First name 27%うち 18%
In a class わたし 89%あたし 7%自分 3%
To an unknown visitor わたし 81%あたし 10%自分 6%
To the class teacher わたし 77%あたし 17%自分 7%
Male To friends おれ 87%うち 4%わたし, 自分 2% each
In the family おれ 88%ぼく, 自分 5% each
In a class わたし 48%自分 28%ぼく 22%
To an unknown visitor ぼく 36%自分 29%わたし 22%
To the class teacher 自分 38%ぼく 29%わたし 22%

Yonaguni

Noun

うち (romaji uchi)

  1. cow
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