Word details

我が身

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 我が身.

Dictionary

Entry

我が身わが身がみ我身Freq #10778
1

Common noun

myself; oneself

Examples
彼女はわが身の不遇にじっと耐えねばならなかった。
She had to smile at her misfortune.
2

Archaic; Pronoun

I; me

3

Archaic; Familiar; Pronoun

you (referring to one's inferior)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

7 strokesFrequency 829JLPT N1Grade 6

On

Kun

われわ.が-わが-

Nanori

あが

somebody, person, one's station in life

7 strokesFrequency 320JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シン

Kun

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