我
我 — Ego
ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
On’yomiガ (ga)
Kun’yomiわれ (ware)
Kun’yomiわ (wa)
Kun’yomiわが- (waga)
Kun’yomiわが- (waga)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 我
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我々 | われわれ wareware | we |
| 我が国 | わがくに wagakuni | our country; our land; one's own country |
| 我が | わが waga | my; our; one's own |
| 我が家 | わがや wagaya | one's house; one's home; one's family |
| 我 | われ ware | I; me; oneself |
| 我慢 | がまん gaman | endurance; patience; perseverance |
Study notes
我 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #829 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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