Meaning of 我輩(わがはい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 我輩, 吾輩, 我が輩, 吾が輩, わが輩

Kana Reading わがはい

Romaji wagahai

Examples of 我輩, 吾輩, 我が輩, 吾が輩, わが輩, わがはい in a sentence

そんなことを考えながら『我輩はカモである』を再見しました。

Thinking about those sort of things, I watched "Duck Soup" again.
私は学校で日本文学の英語訳、特に漱石の『吾輩は猫である』や『心』、芥川の『鼻』や『河童』を楽しく読んだ。

At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.

吾

7 strokes

I, my, our, one's own

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: われ, わが-, あ-

輩 JLPT 1

15 strokes

comrade, fellow, people, companions

On'Yomi: ハイ

Kun'Yomi: -ばら, やから, やかい, ともがら

我 JLPT 1

7 strokes

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

On'Yomi: ガ

Kun'Yomi: われ, わ, わ.が-, わが-

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