Last Updated
：2026/01/03
臣
Hiragana
しん
Pronoun
archaic
historical
humble
Japanese Meaning
一人称の謙譲的な代名詞で、主に歴史的または古風な文脈で用いられ、「わたくし」「それがし」などに相当する。「臣○○」のように自分をへりくだっていい、特に君主など目上の者に対して自分を指す表現。 / 「家来」「家臣」「臣下」など、君主・主君に仕える者を指す語から転じた、自分を卑下していう呼称。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかし、王さまに話すときに、自分をひくくいうことば。いまはほとんど使わない。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（谦、古）我（对君主的自称） / （谦）臣子自称，表示“我”
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
我（謙稱；對君主自稱，古） / 您的臣子（自稱之辭；表自卑）
Korean Meaning
(겸양·역사) 임금 앞에서 자신을 낮추어 이르는 ‘나’; 신 / (겸양) 주군에게 자신을 ‘종’으로 낮추어 이르는 ‘나’
Vietnamese Meaning
(khiêm nhường, cổ) thần; bề tôi (đại từ “tôi” khi nói với vua) / (lịch sử) hạ thần; thần tử (cách tự xưng khi tâu vua)
Tagalog Meaning
ako (mapagpakumbaba, makaluma) / inyong lingkod (panghalip sa harap ng hari) / alipin ninyo (makaluma, mapagpakumbaba)
Sense（1）
(humble, historical or archaic) I, me; your servant (humble pronoun, especially when speaking to a monarch)
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(humble, historical or archaic) I, me; your servant (humble pronoun, especially when speaking to a monarch)
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臣
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I will obey your orders.
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臣はあなたの命令を遵守します。
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