吾輩は猫である

わがはいはねこである

Meanings

1. Noun I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)

Kanji

• 吾 I; my; our. Read as わが.
• 輩 fellow. Read as ハイ.
• 猫 cat. Read as ねこ.

Example sentences

• 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.
• 吾輩は猫である。
  I am a cat.

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