Memory phrase for the character: 我

我

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Meaning

myself, I

Pronunciation

GA
ware, waga

Explanation

 Halberd 戈 with variation of hand 扌/手

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

Radicals

我 I, myself
扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤




 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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