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我
吾
吾れ
Irregular okurigana usage
我れ
Irregular okurigana usage
Readings
われ
ware
わ
wa
Reading restricted to 我
Reading restricted to 吾
あれ
are
Out-dated or obsolete kana usage
あ
a
Reading restricted to 我
Reading restricted to 吾
Out-dated or obsolete kana usage
わぬ
wanu
Reading restricted to 我
Reading restricted to 吾
Out-dated or obsolete kana usage
わろ
waro
Reading restricted to 我
Out-dated or obsolete kana usage
English
Pronoun
I, me
Meaning restricted to われ
Meaning restricted to わ
Pronoun
oneself
Meaning restricted to われ
Meaning restricted to わ
Pronoun
Archaism
you
Meaning restricted to わ
Prefix
Archaism
also 和
prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
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Kanjis
我 ON: ガ KUN: われ, わ, わ.が-, わが-
ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Stroke: 7 Grade: 6 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 4-7-3 FC: 2355.5


吾 ON: ゴ KUN: われ, わが-, あ-
I, my, our, one's own

Stroke: 7 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-4-3 FC: 1060.0


Phrases
彼も人なり我も人なり。
Parts: 彼 (かれ) 人 (ひと) 也 (なり) 我 (われ) 人 (ひと) 也 (なり)
What man has done, man can do.

われに自由を与えよ。しからずんば死を与えよ。
Parts: 我 (われ) 自由 (じゆう) 与える (あたえる) 然らずんば (しからずんば) 死 (し) 与える (あたえる)
Give me liberty or give me death.