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JLPT N1 · Pronoun

我 (ware)

我 (われ, ware) is a Japanese pronoun meaning “I; me”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
われ
Romaji
ware
Word class
Pronoun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. I; me · pronoun · occ. 和 for わ
  2. oneself · pronoun · occ. 和 for わ
  3. you · pronoun · archaic · occ. 和 for わ

Example sentences

われに自由を与えよ。しからずんば死を与えよ。
Give me liberty or give me death.
Tatoeba #191748
彼も人なり我も人なり。
What man has done, man can do.
Tatoeba #98791

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 我

我
ego, I, selfishガ・われ・わ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 我.

我慢がまんendurance我々われわれwe自我じがego

Source: JMdict entry 1196670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.