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我輩

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 我輩

吾輩
我が輩
吾が輩
がはい
Pronoun
Masculine
Freq #23991
1

Dated term; Nuance of arrogance

I; me; myself

Examples
そんなことを考えながら『我輩はカモである』を再見しました。
Thinking about those sorts of things, I watched "Duck Soup" again.
2

Archaic

we; us; ourselves

Kanji in this Word

7 strokes
Frequency: 829
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

ego
I
selfish
our
oneself

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
われ
わ.が-
わが-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
あが
15 strokes
Frequency: 1365
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

comrade
fellow
people
companions

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
-ばら
やから
やかい
ともがら
7 strokes
Frequency: 1828
JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

I
my
our
one's own

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
われ
わが-
あ-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
あが
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