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Kanji for Self
The kanji for “self” is 我, read ga and written in 7 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
我
self
Oneself; a strong sense of self.
7 strokes On reading ガ (ga) Kun reading われ、わ、わが (ware, wa, waga) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ga
In Japan it appears in about 77 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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