Kanji

我

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

戈部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ガ

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
我々は最善を尽くすことを誓います。

We swear to do our best.

要するに ようするに
要するに、我々の力不足だったのだ。

To put it simply, we were not competent enough.

我慢 がまん
痛みを我慢して、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
彼のわがままにはもう我慢できない。

I can't stand his selfishness anymore.

我が わが
我が国の経済は徐々に回復している。

Our country's economy is gradually recovering.

勝 しょう
我がチームは今シーズン、十勝五敗の成績で終わった。

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

我 われ
我を忘れて作業に没頭した。

I forgot myself and became absorbed in the work.

返る かえる
彼はしばらくして、ようやく我に返った。

After a while, he finally came to his senses.

怪我 けが
サッカーの試合で怪我をしました。

I got injured during a soccer match.

救い すくい
誰も怪我をしなかったのが、せめてもの救いだ。

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

Example Vocabulary

我々

われわれ

we; us

我慢

がまん

patience; endurance; self-restraint

我が

わが

my; our; one's own

我

われ

I; self; oneself

怪我

けが

injury; wound

我に返る

われにかえる

to come to one's senses; to regain consciousness

我ながら

われながら

even if I say so myself; for myself

我が家

わがや

my home; our home

我らが

われらが

our; our own

我が国

わがくに

our country; my country

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