Meaning

Primary

We

Alternative

Us

Word Type

pronoun, の adjective

Explanation

is me, so two of me makes we! Or us!

You've learned that is an old-fashioned pronoun. 我々 is similar in that it feels formal and authoritative. This means it's often used in situations that require official representation, like company statements, business meetings, or political speeches. Check out our context sentences for some examples!

Reading

われわれ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is , twice.

Context

Context Sentences

我々の力だけでは、どうにもならないんです。

We won't be able to do anything about this with just our own efforts.

仕方ないです。原因を作った我々が悪いと思うようにします。

It can't be helped. I'll try to think of it as our fault for causing it.

我々はテロを容認することはできません。

We cannot condone terrorism.

我々はその問題を熟考する必要がある。

We need to carefully consider the problem.

Kanji Composition