7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Kun'yomi
  • I ②oneself ③prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
  • I ②oneself ③prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
  • が-
  • わが-
On'yomi
  • obstinacy ②atman
Nanori
  • I ②oneself ③prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
  • あが

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

わが- 69.8%
われ 15.0%
が- 7.6%
3.8%
3.8%

Character Breakdown

ego, I, selfish
わが- われ わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

I ②oneself ③prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
we ②I ③you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
injury ②mistake
endurance ②self-control
even if I say so myself
believer of my denomination
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References

Unicode hex code 6211
JIS X 0208 1-18-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 200
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2028
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3548
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4362
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2208
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2971
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 640
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 690
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1392
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 545
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 719
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11545
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 817
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1302
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1381
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 745
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1329
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 833
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 848
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 380
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1164
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 837
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 647
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a7.10
Four corner code 2355.0
De Roo Code 2259