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我

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

Dictionary

Entry

我
吾
われ
わ
あれ
あ
わぬ
わろ
Freq #1606
1

Pronoun; Occ. 和 for わ

I; me

Examples
われに自由を与えよ。しからずんば死を与えよ。
Give me liberty or give me death.
2

われ／わ only; Pronoun; Occ. 和 for わ

oneself

Examples
彼も人なり我も人なり。
What man has done, man can do.
3

われ／わ only; Archaic; Pronoun; Occ. 和 for わ

you

4

わ only; Archaic; Prefix; Occ. 和

prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

我
7 strokes
Frequency: 829
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

ego
I
selfish
our
oneself

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ガ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
われ
わ
わ.が-
わが-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
あ
あが
か
吾
7 strokes
Frequency: 1828
JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

I
my
our
one's own

Readings

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

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