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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

True to his generation, my grandfather calls himself wagahai.

Looking back on myself, I felt ashamed of my immaturity.

We believe this problem must never be left unaddressed.

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