a male given name

close friend, bosom buddy / crony, chum

a novelty / Short for 新暦 (shinreki): the Gregorian calendar / Short for 新株 (shinkabu) / Short for 新銀 (shingin) / Short for 新造 (shinzō)

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

assist; help / shell, shellfish / armor / to be between, mediate

mediator / go-between / intermediary / intervener / assist

Alternative spelling of 私達 (“we; us”)

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

personal, private / secret