I know it means "I" or "me" but that it has a slightly different meaning than "watashi."
2007-06-24 14:40:08 · 7 answers · asked by entwife 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"Watashi" is the 'gender-neutral' form of the word, and "atashi" is a 'femenine-only' form of the word "I" or "me", as "boku" is the 'masculine-only' form of the word.
The speaker of the word "atashi" is either a woman or (in recent years) a femine homosexual man. The user of the word "boku" is either a man or (in recent years) a masculine homosexual woman.
I hope this helps clear up any confusion for you. Gambarei (good luck)!
2007-06-24 23:49:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atashi is used by women. It's slightly less formal than Watashi
2007-06-24 21:47:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's the female version of watashi. it's a little softer than watashi and is more casual.
2007-06-25 01:34:05 · answer #3 · answered by bajinay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a feminine form of "watashi".
2007-06-24 21:51:58 · answer #4 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
watashi/watakushi - formal way to say "I"
atashi - informal way to say "I", it is used by the young girls.
2007-06-24 23:45:51 · answer #5 · answered by スミレ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a dialect, becareful using this, because it is usually only used by women to sound 'cute' i think.
2007-06-25 04:11:39 · answer #6 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's a Tokyo dialect.
:-)
2007-06-24 21:43:23 · answer #7 · answered by J9 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋