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How to say 'We' in Japanese | 我々

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The Japanese word for We is 'Wareware', written as 我々 in Japanese.'We' in hiragana is われわれ.

    word

    我々

    Meaning

    We

    Reading

    われわれ

    wareware

    Kanji

    我Self, Ego

    Explanation

    The Japanese pronoun '我々 (われわれ)' means 'we'. It is a formal and somewhat literary way to refer to a group that includes the speaker. It is often used in speeches, formal writing, or when emphasizing a collective identity. For example: We must work together「我々は共に働かなければならない」(われわれはともにはたらかなければならない). We are responsible「我々は責任がある」(われわれはせきにんがある). Note that '我々' is less commonly used in casual conversation, where '私たち (わたしたち)' is more typical.

    Part Of Speech

    pronoun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    498

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 我々

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    我

    Meaning

    Self, Ego

Words Related to 我々 Through the Kanji 我

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 我 as well.

  • word

    我が

    Meaning

    My

  • word

    我

    Meaning

    I, We

  • word

    怪我

    Meaning

    Injury

  • word

    我慢

    Meaning

    Endure, Patience

  • word

    我が家

    Meaning

    Home

  • word

    自我

    Meaning

    Ego

  • word

    我が国

    Meaning

    Our country

Words Related to 我々 Through the Kanji 々

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 々 as well.

  • word

    時々

    Meaning

    Sometimes

  • word

    人々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    少々

    Meaning

    Slightly

  • word

    中々

    Meaning

    Quite, Not easily

  • word

    色々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    元々

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    益々

    Meaning

    Increasingly

  • word

    次々

    Meaning

    One after another

  • word

    日々

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    国々

    Meaning

    Countries

  • word

    段々

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    様々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    態々

    Meaning

    Specially

  • word

    個々

    Meaning

    Individual

  • word

    偶々

    Meaning

    By chance

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    徐々

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    順々に

    Meaning

    In order

  • word

    堂々

    Meaning

    Majestic, Unashamed

  • word

    一々

    Meaning

    Every, Each

  • word

    苛々

    Meaning

    Irritation

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

  • word

    精々

    Meaning

    At most

  • word

    所々

    Meaning

    Parts, Spots

  • word

    次々に

    Meaning

    One after another

  • word

    度々

    Meaning

    Often

  • word

    若々しい

    Meaning

    Youthful

  • word

    続々

    Meaning

    Continuously, One after another

  • word

    神々

    Meaning

    Gods

  • word

    等々

    Meaning

    Etc

  • word

    別々

    Meaning

    Separate

  • word

    各々

    Meaning

    Each

  • word

    種々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    騒々しい

    Meaning

    Noisy

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