Word Meaning 我ながら

われながら warenagara

我ながら is read as われながら (warenagara) and means even if I say so myself.

Meaning

English

  1. even if I say so myself
  2. for me (to do such a thing)

Reading

Kana

われながら

Romaji

warenagara

Writing Variants

  • 我乍ら われながら warenagara

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 21942 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

我ら

われら

you

われ

oneself

我が家

わがや

one's house

我が国

わがくに

our country

我々

われわれ

we

わが

my

我が

わが

my

我慢

がまん

self-control

我が身

わがみ

you (referring to one's inferior)

我流

がりゅう

self-taught method

我が日本

わがにほん

our country Japan

我田引水

がでんいんすい

seeking one's own interests

Example Sentences

5

It's perfect, if I do say so myself.

I think I'm a pretty good writer.

I was very angry with myself for my lack of courage.

It is silly of me to have made the same mistake twice.

If you'll let me say so myself, I think the yukata I sewed through copying someone else turned out quite a success.