Kanji

我

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

戈部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

われ, わ, わが-, わが-

Common Readings

ガ, わ, われ

Example sentences

我々 われわれ
我々 最善 尽くす こと 誓います

We swear to do our best.

要するに ようするに
要するに 我々 力不足 だった のだ

To put it simply, we were not competent enough.

我慢 がまん
痛み 我慢 して 最後 まで 走り抜いた

I endured the pain and ran through to the very end.

わがまま わがまま
わがまま もう 我慢 できない

I can't stand his selfishness anymore.

我が わが
我が 経済 徐々に 回復 している

Our country's economy is gradually recovering.

しょう
我が チーム シーズン 成績 終わった

Our team finished this season with a record of ten wins and five losses.

われ
忘れて 作業 没頭 した

I forgot myself and became absorbed in the work.

返る かえる
しばらく して ようやく 返った

After a while, he finally came to his senses.

怪我 けが
サッカー 試合 怪我 しました

I got injured during a soccer match.

救い すくい
怪我 しなかった せめてもの 救い

It is at least a saving grace that no one was injured.

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