On this page, you can learn about Japanese pronouns.
First person singular
All of the words below are ‘I’.
- 私(わたし):most common word to use
- 俺(おれ):casual, not polite word, used by men only
- わし:casual, not polite word, used by men only
Second person singular
All of the words below are ‘you’.
- あなた:most common word to use
- あんた:casual, not polite word
- きさま:rude word
- てめえ:very rude word
Third person singular
- 彼(かれ):means ‘he’, most common to use
- 彼女(かのじょ):means ‘she’, most common to use
- こいつ:means ‘he’, rude word
- そいつ:means ‘he’, rude word
- あいつ:means ‘he’, rude word
- やつ:means ‘he’, rude word
Note
‘He’ is very close to you if you use こいつ. ‘He’ is a bit far away from you if you use そいつ. ‘He’ is far away from you if you use あいつ.
First person plural
私たち(わたし・たち):means ‘we’
Second person plural
あなたたち:means ‘you’
Third person plural
- 彼ら(かれ・ら):means ‘they’, most common to use
- こいつら:means ‘they’, rude word
- そいつら:means ‘they’, rude word
- あいつら:means ‘they’, rude word
Note
‘They’ are very close to you if you use こいつら. ‘They’ are a bit far away from you if you use そいつら. ‘They’ are far away from you if you use あいつら.