吾
吾: I
I; my own
7 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here
Readings
On
ゴ
Kunわれ・わが・あ
Old-fashioned word for "I" or "my", read わ, われ or あ. 吾輩 (わがはい, a pompous "I") is the best-known word.
Key words
吾輩わがはいI; me (pompous)
吾々われわれwe
吾人ごじんwe; I
吾亦紅われもこうgreat burnet (flower)
Example sentences
祖父は昔の人らしく、自分のことを吾輩と呼ぶ。
True to his generation, my grandfather calls himself wagahai.
吾が身を振り返って、自分の未熟さを恥じた。
Looking back on myself, I felt ashamed of my immaturity.
吾人は、この問題を決して放置してはならないと考える。
We believe this problem must never be left unaddressed.