(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

private; mine

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law

personal, private / secret

(formal) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

Alternative spelling of 私達 (“we; us”)

a guardian angel (spirit)

(honorific) the emperor / a sage / a very virtuous or godly person; a saint / a monk who has gone into seclusion for purposes of asceticism and spiritual enlightenment