🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

私の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: watashi no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mine/maɪn/
pronounnounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"この本は私のです。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As pronoun
  1. 1

    Used to indicate that something belongs to the speaker.

    "This book is mine."
As noun
  1. 1

    A place where minerals or other materials are extracted from the earth.

    "The coal mine was closed due to safety concerns."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mine' originates from the Old English 'mīn', which is a possessive pronoun derived from the Proto-Germanic '*minaz'. Its usage has evolved over centuries to denote possession and ownership.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Mine"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Mine"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Mine" Synonym Map