# 我 — ego

我 means “ego”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ガ (ga). Kun'yomi: われ (ware), わ (wa). You'll see it in words such as 我々 (wareware, “we”).

- Meaning: ego
- On'yomi: ガ (ga)
- Kun'yomi: われ (ware), わ (wa)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 1

## How to remember 我

Parts: 丿 slash · 戈 halberd · 亅 hook

## Words with 我

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 我々 | われわれ (wareware) | we |
| 我が | わが (waga) | my; our |
| 我 | われ (ware) | I; me |

## More in the “People & roles 1” set

[士](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gentleman/) · [郎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-man/) · [我](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ego/) · [己](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/oneself/) · [輩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fellow/) · [陛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/your-majesty/) · [姫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/princess/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ego/. Last updated 2026-11-01.