01
我慢
がまん
patience, self-control
Meanings
- ego
- I
- selfish
- our
- oneself
Readings
Onyomi
- ガ
Kunyomi
- われ
- わ
- わ.が-
- わが-
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Useful words
02
怪我
けが
injury
03
我々
われわれ
we, us
04
我が家
わがや
my home, our home
05
我が国
わがくに
our country
06
自我
じが
self, ego
Compare Kanji
01私Meaning94%private, IBoth point to the self, with one leaning personal and the other more direct.02自Meaning90%oneselfSelf as identity meets self as one’s own body or viewpoint.03己Meaning86%selfThis older-looking self kanji keeps the ego idea stripped down.04吾Meaning80%I, myAnother first-person form widens the learner’s map of “I” kanji.05俺Meaning75%I, myselfThis rougher “I” helps separate tone from the plain self meaning.06僕Meaning72%me, I (male)A polite first-person neighbor shows how pronoun kanji can differ in register.