吾輩

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See also: 吾辈

Chinese

I; my contemporaries; generation; lifetime
trad. (吾輩)
simp. (吾辈)

Pronunciation


Pronoun

Template:zh-pronoun

  1. (literary) we; us

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
わが
Jinmeiyō
はい
Grade: S
yutōyomi

Alternative forms

Pronoun

(わが)(はい) or 吾輩(pronoun) (wagahai or pronoun[[Category:Japanese Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: Invalid part of speech.
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  1. I, me; we, us
    • 190506, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here)
      (わが)(はい)(ねこ)である。()(まえ)はまだ()い。
      Wagahai wa neko de aru. Namae wa mada nai.
      I am a cat. As of yet, I have no name.

Usage notes

  • When this word is used today it's often a pun on the title of Natsume Sōseki's novel, and the usage follows the form 吾輩は……である. The closest pronoun widely used today is .
  • This pronoun has a nuance of arrogance.

Synonyms