This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ガ、われ、わ、わ.が-、わが-
Romaji: ga, ware, wa, wa.ga-, waga-
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あ、あが、か
Romaji: a, aga, ka
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Romaji

Meanings

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  829
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  4-7-3
Korean Reading:  a
Chinese Reading:  wo3
Unicode:  6211
JIS:  3266

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3548
Nelson Index: 200
New Nelson Index: 2028
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a7.10
Four Corner Index: 2355.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 817
Gakken Index: 1392
Japanese Names Index: 545
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11545
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0019
Remembering the kanji Index: 640
Kanji Way Index: 380
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1329
Kodansha Compact Index: 837
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 833
Kanji in Context Index: 1164
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2208
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2971
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 647
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 690
Essential Kanji Index: 719
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4362
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2259
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 745
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 848

Words

(われ、わ、あれ、あ、わぬ、わろ)
I; me; oneself; you; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
我が (わが)
my; our; one's own
我々 (われわれ)
we
我慢 (がまん)
patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial
我が国 (わがくに)
our country; our land; one's own country
()
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
怪我 (けが)
injury (to animate object); hurt
自我 (じが)
self; the ego
我ら (われら)
we; us; I; me; you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
我が家 (わがや、わがいえ)
one's house; one's home; one's family
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