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The First Person Pronoun (一人称, Ichininshō?) usage means on how every character refers to themselves. The existence of such usage comes from the fact the series' original language is Japanese and it possesses an enormous amount of pronouns if compared to other languages, not only for the First Person, but also for the Second and Third Persons. Thus, how characters use the pronouns of the Japanese language displays an additional layer to the complexity of their personalities. As mentioned before, being this an almost exclusive feature of the Japanese language, this is completely lost when translated into other languages.
Variants[]
Ore[]
Ore (俺?), sometimes written in kana (おれ, オレ), is generally a masculine pronoun, used in the series by a majority of male characters. However, it is not exclusively masculine; a few women in the series (e.g. Big Mom) use this pronoun since it was used by men and women equally in the past and still is in some regions.[1] A very casual pronoun, it can be considered rude if used with strangers. The use of this pronoun denotes self-confidence or assertiveness.
Ora[]
Ora (おら?), a variation of ore, is less refined.
Oira[]
Oira (おいら?), another variation of ore, denotes traditionality or old-fashioned mannerism.
Vore[]
Vore (ヴォレ?) is an invented variant of ore.
Watashi[]
Watashi (私?), sometimes written in kana (わたし), is used by male and females in general. It is formal but not humble, especially when used by males in casual situations.
Atashi[]
Atashi (あたし, アタシ?) is a feminine variation of watashi.
Asshi[]
Asshi (あっし?) is a contraction of atashi.
Atai[]
Atai (あたい?) is generally limited to girls and young women.
Atakushi[]
Atakushi (あたくし?) is a polite form of atashi.
Wasshi[]
Wasshi (わっし?) is a variation of washi.
Vatashi[]
Vatāshi (ヴァターシ?) is a variant of watashi that Oda invented.[1]
Watasu[]
Watasu (わたす?) is a dialectical variation of watashi.
Watakushi[]
Watakushi (わたくし?) is very polite variation of watashi.
Boku[]
Boku (僕?), sometimes written in kana (ぼく, ボク), is generally used by young males and implies that the speaker is a young boy or boyish.
Washi[]
Washi (儂?), sometimes written in kana (わし, ワシ). is used generally by old men and implies that the speaker is experienced and senior.
Wagahai[]
Wagahai (我輩?) is an old-fashioned pronoun and can be considered arrogant.
Ware[]
Ware (我?)
Warawa[]
Warawa (わらわ?), a feminine pronoun, denotes a higher class or status.
Uchi[]
Uchi (ウチ?) is an uncommon informal pronoun generally used by women.
Wai[]
Wai (わい?) is a dialectical pronoun mostly used by men.
Sessha[]
Sessha (拙者?), sometimes written in kana (せっしゃ), is used by samurai and ninja.
Soregashi[]
Soregashi (それがし?) literally means "so-and-so" and is a nameless expression.
Oida[]
Oida (オイダ?)
Oidon[]
Oidon (おいどん?), like sessha, is used by samurai.
Achishi[]
Achishi (あちし?)
Wachishi[]
Wachishi (わちし?)
Wachiki[]
Wachiki (わちき?)
Oi[]
Oi (おい?)
Unu[]
Unu (ウヌ?) is a self-deprecating pronoun.[2]
Achiki[]
Achiki (あちき?) is used by oiran and other women.
Mu[]
Mū (ムー?)
Trivia[]
- In the Vivre Card - One Piece Visual Dictionary, this is translated into English as "The First Person".
- In the anime, Nami uses the pronoun “atashi” instead of “watashi” like in the manga.
References[]
External Links[]
- Japanese pronouns – Wikipedia article on Japanese pronouns.