俺

俺 U+4FFA, 俺
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4FFA
← 俹
[U+4FF9] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 俻 →
[U+4FFB]

Translingual

Han character

俺 (radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人大中山 (OKLU), four-corner 24216, composition ⿰亻奄)

References
  • KangXi: page 106, character 21
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 736
  • Dae Jaweon: page 227, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 173, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+4FFA

Chinese

Etymology 1
simp. and trad.
 俺

Fusion of 我們／我们 (wǒmen) (Lü, 1984; Norman, 1988).

Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

俺

  1. (dialectal Mandarin) I; me; my
  2. (dialectal Mandarin, exclusive) we; us; our
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 我 (“I”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 吾, 我, 私, 余, 予, 台, 朕
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 我
Mandarin Beijing 我
Taiwan 我
Jinan 我, 俺
Xi'an 我
Wuhan 我
Chengdu 我
Yangzhou 我
Hefei 我
Cantonese Guangzhou 我
Hong Kong 我
Taishan 我
Yangjiang 我
Gan Nanchang 我
Hakka Meixian 𠊎
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 𠊎
Liudui (S. Sixian) 𠊎
Hsinchu (Hailu) 𠊎
Dongshi (Dabu) 𠊎
Hsinchu (Raoping) 𠊎
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 𠊎
Jin Taiyuan 我
Min Bei Jian'ou 我
Min Dong Fuzhou 我, 奴
Min Nan Xiamen 我, 阮
Quanzhou 我, 阮
Zhangzhou 我, 阮
Taipei 我, 阮
Kaohsiung 我, 阮
Penang 我
Philippines (Manila) 我
Chaozhou 我
Wu Shanghai 我, 吾, 阿拉
Suzhou 我, 奴
Wenzhou 我
Ningbo 我, 我儂, 像我
Xiang Changsha 我
Shuangfeng 我, 卬
Dialectal synonyms of 我們 (“we”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 我, 吾儕, 我等, 我曹, 我輩
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 我們
Mandarin Beijing 我們, 姆們
Taiwan 我們
Tianjin 我們
Harbin 我們
Jinan 我們, 俺們, 俺, 俺這伙
Muping 俺
Luoyang 我們, 俺們, 俺
Wanrong 我的, 我
Xi'an 俺的, 俺
Xining 我們
Xuzhou 俺
Yinchuan 卬們
Lanzhou 我們
Ürümqi 我們
Wuhan 我們
Chengdu 我們
Guiyang 我們
Liuzhou 我們
Yangzhou 我們, 們, 我輩兒
Nanjing 我們
Hefei 我們
Nantong 我恁
Malaysia 我們
Singapore 我們
Cantonese Guangzhou 我哋
Hong Kong 我哋
Taishan 我
Dongguan 我哋
Yangjiang 偔
Kuala Lumpur 我哋
Gan Nanchang 我個俚, 我等, 我們
Lichuan 我多
Pingxiang 我俚, 巷俚
Hakka Meixian 𠊎等人, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎儕
Xingning 𠊎兜人
Huidong (Daling) 𠊎兜人
Qujiang 𠊎俚
Changting 𠊎儕們, 𠊎儕
Pingyu 𠊎等人, 𠊎兜
Wuping 𠊎等人
Ninghua 𠊎人, 𠊎多人
Yudu 𠊎底
Ruijin 𠊎班人
Shicheng 𠊎郎人
Shangyou 𠊎子人
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 𠊎兜, 𠊎等, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎兜儕, 𠊎這兜
Liudui (S. Sixian) 𠊎等, 𠊎等人
Hsinchu (Hailu) 𠊎兜, 𠊎等, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎兜儕
Dongshi (Dabu) 吾等, 吾這兜, 吾這兜人
Hsinchu (Raoping) 𠊎兜, 𠊎等, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎兜儕
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 𠊎人
Senai 吾兜
Huizhou Jixi 我人
Jin Taiyuan 我們, 俺們
Xinzhou 俺們, 俺
Min Bei Jian'ou 我人, 我伙人
Min Dong Fuzhou 我各儂
Fuqing 儂家, 儂家各儂
Min Nan Xiamen 阮
Quanzhou 阮
Zhangzhou 阮
Taipei 阮
Kaohsiung 阮
Tainan 阮
Taichung 阮
Hsinchu 阮
Lukang 阮
Sanxia 阮
Yilan 阮
Kinmen 阮
Magong 阮
Penang 我儂
Singapore 我儂
Philippines (Manila) 阮
Chaozhou 阮
Haifeng 阮, 阮儂
Haikou 我儂
Leizhou 我儂
Puxian Min Putian 我輩
Xianyou 滾, 我輩
Pinghua Nanning 我哋
Wu Shanghai 阿拉, 我伲 dated, 伲 dated
Suzhou 伲
Hangzhou 我們
Wenzhou 我倈
Chongming 我俚
Danyang 我己
Jinhua 我浪, 昂
Tangxi 我道
Ningbo 阿拉, 阿
Xiang Changsha 我們
Shuangfeng 我俚, 卬俚
Loudi 我俺

Compounds

Etymology 2
simp. and trad.
 俺
variant forms 安

Pronunciation

Definitions

俺

  1. (Hokkien, honorific) Prefix for kinship terms.
    俺公 [Min Nan]  ―  án-kong [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  grandpa
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, inclusive) Synonym of 咱 (lán, “we; us”).

Compounds
  • 俺二仔
  • 俺公
  • 俺姊
  • 俺媽／俺妈
  • 俺母
  • 俺爸

Etymology 3
simp. and trad.
 俺

Cognate with Hokkien 咱 (lán).

Pronunciation

Definitions

俺

  1. (Teochew, inclusive) we; us
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 咱們 (“we; us (inclusive)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 咱們, 你我
Mandarin Beijing 咱們, 咱
Taiwan 咱們, 咱
Jinan 咱們, 咱, 咱這伙
Xi'an 咱
Wuhan 我們 †
Chengdu 我們 †
Yangzhou 我們 †
Hefei 我們 †
Cantonese Guangzhou 我哋 †
Hong Kong 我哋 †
Taishan 我 †
Yangjiang 偔 †
Gan Nanchang 我個裡 †, 我們 †
Hakka Meixian 𠊎等人 †, 𠊎等 †, 齊儕
Xingning 𠊎齊家
Huidong (Daling) 𠊎俚
Qujiang 𠊎俚
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 𠊎俚
Changting 𠊎等人
Pingyu 𠊎等人 †, 𠊎兜 †
Wuping 𠊎嫩人 †
Liancheng 𠊎大沙
Ninghua 𠊎人 †
Yudu 𠊎尼
Ruijin 𠊎班
Shicheng 𠊎人
Shangyou 𠊎子人 †
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆俚, 𫣆
Liudui (S. Sixian) 𠊎等 †, 𠊎等人 †
Hsinchu (Hailu) 𫣆俚, 吾俚, 𠊎俚, 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆
Dongshi (Dabu) 𫣆等, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆
Hsinchu (Raoping) 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆俚
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 𫣆人, 𫣆
Jin Taiyuan 咱們, 咱
Min Bei Jian'ou 俺伙人, 俺人
Min Dong Fuzhou 儂家各儂, 儂家, 儂家儂
Min Nan Xiamen 咱, 咱人
Quanzhou 咱, 咱人
Zhangzhou 咱, 咱人
Taipei 咱
Penang 咱, 咱人
Philippines (Manila) 咱
Chaozhou 咱
Wu Shanghai 阿拉 †, 我伲 †, 伲 †
Suzhou 伲 †
Wenzhou 卬你, 卬你倈
Xiang Changsha 我們 †
Shuangfeng 我哩 †, 卬哩 †
Note † - no distinction of clusivity

Etymology 4
simp. and trad.
 俺

Pronunciation
Rime
Character 俺 俺
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 影 (34)
Final (韻) 鹽 (154) 嚴 (145)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) Chongniu III III
Fanqie 於驗切 於劔切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ʔˠiᴇmH/ /ʔɨɐmH/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ʔᵚiɛmH/ /ʔiɐmH/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ʔiæmH/ /ʔiɐmH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ʔjiamH/ /ʔɨamH/
Li
Rong		 /ʔjɛmH/ /ʔiɐmH/
Wang
Li		 /ĭɛmH/ /ĭɐmH/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ʔi̯ɛmH/ /ʔi̯ɐmH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 yàn yàn

Definitions

俺

  1. † large

Japanese

Kanji
俺

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

Alternative forms

Etymology
Kanji in this term
俺
おれ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Originally a second person pronoun. Gradually changed into a first person pronoun.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

俺 (hiragana おれ, katakana オレ, rōmaji ore)

  1. (obsolete, informal) you
  2. (informal, men's speech) I; me
    • 1984 November 15, Murakami, Motoka, “鹿カ児ゴ島ンマの猛も者さたちの巻まき [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六ム三サ四シの剣けん [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:
      よし！　さっそくおめたちと稽 (けい)古 (こ)さしたい！それがオレからの返 (へん)礼 (れい)だ！この夏 (なつ)木 (き)六 (ム)三 (サ)四 (シ)殺 (ころ)せるもんなら殺 (ころ)してみろ！
      Yoshi! Sassoku ome-tachi to keiko sa shitai! Sore ga ore kara no henrei da! Kono Natsuki Musashi koroseru mon nara koroshite miro!
      Alright! I’ll practice with all of you at once! Consider that my thank-you for welcomin’ me! If any of you think you can destroy me, Natsuki Musashi, do give it a go!
      ほんなら夏 (なつ)木 (き)ー‼まず一 (イッ)番 (バン)にオイと勝 (しょう)負 (ぶ)じゃっ‼
      Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼
      Awrite den, Natsuki‼ Ah’ll be yer first opponent‼
      (literally, “In that case, Natsuki‼ Settle with me first and foremost‼”)
    • 1997 December 20 [Oct 15 1997], Matsuura, Tokihiko, “第だい１話わ　初はつ恋こい [Chapter 1: First Love]”, in タキシード銀 [Tuxedo Gin], volume 1 (fiction), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 32:
      お、俺 (おれ)が俺 (おれ)を俺 (おれ)の上 (うえ)から見 (み)つめている俺 (おれ)は誰 (だれ)？俺 (おれ)⁉あれも俺 (おれ)！俺 (おれ)も俺 (おれ)⁉
      O, ore ga ore o ore no ue kara mitsumete iru ore wa dare? Ore⁉ Are mo ore! Ore mo ore⁉
      Wh-Who am I who am looking at me from above me? Me⁉ That’s me! But I’m also me⁉
    • 2001 January 23, Kurumada, Masami, “女神アテナの聖闘士セイントの巻まき [Athena’s Saints]”, in Saintセイント星セイ矢ヤ [Saint Seiya], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 20:
      これがオレの小 (コ)宇 (ス)宙 (モ)だぁ‼
      Kore ga ore no Kosumo dā‼
      This is my Cosmo‼
    • 2001 August 6 [Apr 23 2001], Kurumada, Masami, “少しょう年ねんたちよ！女神アテナを託たくすの巻まき [Boys! For Athena]”, in Saintセイント星セイ矢ヤ [Saint Seiya], volume 4 (fiction), 5th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 222:
      オレは山羊座 (カプリコーン)のシュラ‼
      Ore wa Kapurikōn no Shura‼
      I am Shura the Capricorn‼

(alternative reading hiragana おい, katakana オイ, romaji oi)

  1. (Kagoshima) I; me
    • 1984 February 15, Murakami, Motoka, “またいつか、勝しょう負ぶの日ひまでの巻まき [One Day, We’ll Face off Again]”, in 六ム三サ四シの剣けん [Musashi’s Sword], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 77:
      よかか…オイのなは日ひ高だか剣けん介すけ…くやしかったら鹿児島カゴッマセェけこい‼いっでんいつでも勝しょう負ぶしてやっで‼
      Yoka ka… Oi no na wa Hidaka Kensuke… Kuyashikattara Kagomma sē ke‼ Idden shōbu shite yadde‼
      Awrite… Mah name’s Hidaka Kensuke… Come to Kagoshima when yer ready‼ Ah’ll be waitin’ to settle witcha again‼
    • 1984 November 15, Murakami, Motoka, “鹿カ児ゴ島ンマの猛も者さたちの巻まき [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六ム三サ四シの剣けん [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:
      よし！　さっそくおめたちと稽 (けい)古 (こ)さしたい！それがオレからの返 (へん)礼 (れい)だ！この夏 (なつ)木 (き)六 (ム)三 (サ)四 (シ)殺 (ころ)せるもんなら殺 (ころ)してみろ！
      Yoshi! Sassoku ome-tachi to keiko sa shitai! Sore ga ore kara no henrei da! Kono Natsuki Musashi koroseru mon nara koroshite miro!
      Alright! I’ll practice with all of you at once! Consider that my thank-you for welcomin’ me! If any of you think you can destroy me, Natsuki Musashi, do give it a go!
      ほんなら夏 (なつ)木 (き)ー‼まず一 (イッ)番 (バン)にオイと勝 (しょう)負 (ぶ)じゃっ‼
      Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼
      Awrite den, Natsuki‼ Ah’ll be yer first opponent‼
      (literally, “In that case, Natsuki‼ Settle with me first and foremost‼”)

Usage notes
  • This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone.
  • This word is the usual casual form used by men, and is completely acceptable with friends; 僕 or 私 are too formal for casual use. Conversely, in polite conversation or where polite forms are expected, 俺 is unacceptable and rude. As with other casual forms, may be used intentionally if one wishes to be rude, but should not be used otherwise.

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%

Korean

Hanja

俺 • (eom, am) (hangeul 엄, 암)

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Vietnamese

Han character

俺 (em, yêm, êm)

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