The kanji 我: meaning, readings and stroke order
我
- Meaning
- I, self
- On reading
- ガ ga
- Kun reading
- われ ware、わ wa
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 戈 spear, halberd
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- ta, tôi (ngã)
- Japanese
- われ。じぶん。
- Korean
- 나, 자기 (아)
- Chinese
- 我、自己
Readings, words and example sentences
ガ ga · on reading · less common
自我
sense of self
自我が 育つ 時期です。
This is the time when a sense of self grows.
われ ware · kun reading · less common
我
oneself, I (old word)
我を わすれて 遊びました。
I played so hard that I forgot everything else.
わ wa · kun reading · less common
我が国
our country
我が国の 歴史を 学びます。
We learn the history of our country.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.