我 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「戈」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「戈」
- On
- ガ
- Kun
- われ・わ
- Meaning
- I; myself; ego
Origin
A weapon with a jagged blade; later borrowed for the word meaning oneself — hence "I, my."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ガ | 我流・彼我・自我 |
|---|---|
| われ | 我・我々・我ら |
| わ | 我が国 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 我々われわれ
we; us
- 自我じが
the self; ego
Example
我々は同じ組の仲間だ。
We are members of the same class.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)