also: おいら
pronoun
Only with reading おれら / オレら
Casual, masculine first-person plural pronoun. Used among close friends or in informal settings. Can sound rough or assertive.
俺らは明日、海に行くんだ。
We're going to the beach tomorrow.
俺らだけでやろうぜ。
Let's do it just by ourselves.
pronoun
Casual, masculine first-person singular pronoun, especially with the reading おいら. Often used in a playful, rustic, or self-deprecating manner. Can also be used by children or in fictional dialects.
おいらはそんなこと知らないよ。
I don't know anything about that.
おいらに任せな！
Leave it to me!
Rarely used kanji form.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 俺ら.
Katakana spelling; used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
Derived from 俺 (おれ, 'I') + plural suffix ら. The reading おいら is a phonetic shift from おれら, possibly influenced by dialectal or playful speech.