俺 means “I (male, casual)”

おれ · ore

Also: I, myself

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おれ, われ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

エン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 10 strokes

The story

A person (亻) beside 奄, with big (大) sitting on top: picture a big man filling the doorway. 俺 is the rough, confident 'I' of men among friends, too blunt for work, and an 俺様 type acts like the king of everyone.

Used in 俺 (ore, I, male, casual), 俺たち (oretachi, we, casual), and 俺様 (oresama, my high-and-mighty self)

More from Who's Who

• 嬢 young lady
• 翁 venerable old man
• 某 a certain
• 婆 old woman
• 侶 companion
• 我 I
• 己 self
• 僕 I (male)
• 輩 fellows
• 紳 gentleman
• 奴 guy
• 誰 who

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