How to say 'My' in Japanese | 我が

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The Japanese word for My is 'Waga', written as 我が in Japanese.'My' in hiragana is わが.

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我が

Meaning

Reading

わが

waga

Kanji

我Self, Ego

Explanation

The Japanese determiner '我が (わが)' is an archaic or formal way to say 'my' or 'our'. It is often used in literary, formal, or poetic contexts to convey a sense of pride, possession, or belonging. For example: my country「我が国」(わがくに). our school「我が校」(わがこう). It is less commonly used in everyday conversation, where '私の (わたしの)' or '私たちの (わたしたちの)' are more typical. Note that '我が' is often followed by a noun, as in '我が家 (わがいえ) (my home)'.

Part Of Speech

determiner

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

576

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 我が

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

我

Meaning

Self, Ego

Hiragana in the Word 我が

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

が

Reading

Words Related to 我が Through the Kanji 我

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 我 as well.

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我々

Meaning

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我

Meaning

I, We

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怪我

Meaning

Injury

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我慢

Meaning

Endure, Patience

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我が家

Meaning

Home

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自我

Meaning

Ego

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我が国

Meaning

Our country

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