a male given name

close friend, bosom buddy / crony, chum

the east (compass point) / the Orient / an easterly (wind blowing from the east) / (sumo) higher-ranked wrestlers listed on the right of a banzuke / an Eastern Bloc country

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

I, me

Alternative form of 我ら

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

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

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

personal, private / secret