我が
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
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| 我 |
| Grade: 6 |
| Alternative spellings | 吾が 我 |
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| Kanji in this term |
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| 我 |
| わ Grade: 6 |
| kun’yomi |
Etymology
Originally a compound of 我 (wa, “I, me”, archaic) + が (ga, particle). Now fossilized into a single term.[1] Note that が in modern Japanese is used as the nominative or subject particle; in ancient Japanese, it was used as a possessive particle between two nouns, a usage still seen in some limited phrases, particularly in place names.
Pronoun
- (archaic, now literary) my
- 我が妻 ― waga tsuma ― my wife
- 2014 November 7, “
黄 金 のたてがみのジャザル [Jazal Goldmane]”, in 統率者 [Commander], Wizards of the Coast:- 我が王として、あの方は私の勇気の源泉である。我が兄として、あの方は私の願望を体現する者である。
- Waga ō toshite, ano kata wa watashi no yūki no gensen de aru. Waga ani toshite, ano kata wa watashi no ganbō o taigensuru mono de aru.
- As my king, he is the source of my courage. As my elder brother, he is the embodiment of my aspirations.
- 我が王として、あの方は私の勇気の源泉である。我が兄として、あの方は私の願望を体現する者である。
- (archaic, now literary) our
- 我が国 ― waga kuni ― our country
Usage notes
This is a fossilized phrase, and usage is somewhat restricted. Carries old-fashioned connotations, and suggests a favorable view of the following noun. When used in reference to an organization, the speaker must be a member of that organization.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 我が国 (wagakuni): our country
- 我が家 (wagaya); 我が家 (waga ie); 我が家 (waga e): my / our home, house, household
- 我が社 (wagasha): my / our company
- 我が輩 (wagahai): I, me
- 我が子 (wagako): my children, one's own children
- わがまま (wagamama): selfish, autocratic
- 我が世の春 (waga yo no haru): heyday
- 我が身 (wagami) oneself
- 我が物 (wagamono): one's own possession
- 我が物顔 (wagamonogao) acting like one owns the place
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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