Moto 我: Ego; I; SelfishKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ガ
- Kun'yomi
- われ、わ、わ(が-)、わが-
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 177 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ガ)
- 我慢がまんendurance; patience
- 自我じがself; the ego
- 怪我けがinjury (to animate object); hurt
- 怪我人けがにんwounded person; injured person
- 我流がりゅうself-taught method; one's own way
- 無我むがselflessness; self-effacement
- 無我夢中むがむちゅうbeing absorbed in; losing oneself in
- やせ我慢やせがまんenduring something out of pride; putting up with it
- 主我しゅがego; self
- 主我主義しゅがしゅぎegoism; love of self
- 主我主義者しゅがしゅぎしゃegoist
- 人我じんがoneself and others
- 似我蜂じがばちred-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)
- 唯我独尊ゆいがどくそんself-conceit; self-centeredness
- 唯我論ゆいがろんsolipsism (phil.)
- 大怪我おおけがserious injury
- 如是我聞にょぜがもんthus I hear (quote from the sutras); these ears have heard
- 小我しょうがthe self; the ego
- 強情我慢ごうじょうがまんobstinate and self-assertive
- 彼我ひがself and others; this and that
- 忘我ぼうがtrance; ecstasy
- 怪我の功名けがのこうみょうfortunate error; lucky break
- 怪我をしたけがをしたhurt; injured
- 怪我勝ちけががちwinning accidentally
- 怪我負けけがまけlosing accidentally
- 我が強いががつよいegoistic; selfish
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 我が国わがくにour country; our land
- 我がわがmy; our
- 我が家わがやone's house; one's home
- 我われI; me
- 我が儘わがままselfish; egoist
- 我が身わがみmyself; oneself
- 我ながらわれながらeven if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
- 我らわれらwe; us
- 人のふり見て我がふり直せひとのふりみてわがふりなおせone man's fault is another's lesson
- 人の振り見て我が振り直せひとのふりみてわがふりなおせone man's fault is another's lesson
- 人は人我は我ひとはひとわれはわれlive and let live; you do you and I'll do me
- 人我に辛ければ我また人に辛しひとわれにつらければわれまたひとにつらしbe mean to me and I'll be mean in return; I'll treat them as badly as they treat me
- 我がことわがことpersonal affair; one's own affair
- 我がちわれがちeverybody for himself; everyone for themselves
- 我がままわがままselfish; egoist
- 我がままを言うわがままをいうto be unreasonable; to whine
- 我がものわがものone's own property; possessions
- 我がものにするわがものにするto make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
- 我が世の春わがよのはるheyday; prime
- 我が事わがことpersonal affair; one's own affair
- 我が事成れりわがことなれりI've done my part
- 我が仏わがほとけmy dear; my Buddha
- 我が侭わがままselfish; egoist
- 我が侭を言うわがままをいうto be unreasonable; to whine
- 我が儘を言うわがままをいうto be unreasonable; to whine
- 我が党わがとうmy party; our party
- 我が君わがきみmy lord
- 我が妻わがつまmy spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife
- 我が子わがこone's own child; one's own children
- 我が心わがこころmy heart
Other readings
- 我々われわれwe
- 人は人、我は我ひとはひとわれはわれlive and let live; you do you and I'll do me
- 今日は人の身明日は我が身きょうはひとのみあすはわがみwhat chances to one man may happen to all; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow
- 我が夫わがつまmy spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife
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