Japanese symbol for “ye”

汝等

うぬら

Romaji: unura

ye; you

In Japanese, ye is 汝等, read うぬら (unura).

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Meanings

pn ye; you
pn me; I; us; we

Written forms: 汝等、己等. Readings: うぬら、わいら、なむだち、なむたち.

Kanji and stroke order

汝

you, thou

on: ジョ
kun: なんじ、なれ、い、うぬ

6 strokes

等

etc., and so forth, class (first)

on: トウ
kun: ひと.しい、など、-ら

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
爾汝	じじょ jijo	you; thou
高等	こうとう koutou	high class; high grade
平等	びょうどう byoudou	equality; impartiality; evenness
同等	どうとう doutou	equality; equal; same rights
対等	たいとう taitou	equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
均等	きんとう kintou	equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
一等	いっとう ittou	first class; first rank; first grade

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