Memory phrase for the Kanji: 我


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Meaning

myself, I

Pronunciation

GA
ware, waga

Explanation

Halberd with variation of hand /

Mnemonic

The one with the hand at the halberd, that is me - myself.

Radicals

I, myself
handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ
halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae Other radicals with weapons are:
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Vocabulary

 我  われ  me, oneself, self, ego
 我々  われわれ  we (in writing)
 自我  じが  self/the ego
 我慢  がまん  patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial
 怪我  けが  injury (to animate object), hurt

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