Related words· 6 私たち is the neutral, everyday word for "we," while 我々 sounds more formal, collective, or rhetorical, as when speaking for an organization or group.
僕たち is a casual, often male-associated way to say "we," whereas 我々 is formal and used in serious or official contexts.
我々 is the standard formal word for 'we' used in modern speeches and writing, while 余等 is archaic and literary, rarely seen outside old texts.
我々 is the everyday formal “we,” common in speeches and business writing, while 我ら carries a more poetic or rallying, old-fashioned tone.
Show 2 more Show fewer 我々 is a formal, gender-neutral 'we' used in speeches or writing, unlike the casual masculine 俺ら .
我々 is a formal, often business or public-speaking plural pronoun, whereas 僕ら is casual and conversational.
Written forms 我われ 々われ Usage 38%
Standard and common spelling; this form is high priority.
われわれ Usage 61%
Kana spelling is understandable and sometimes used, but the kanji form 我々 is the normal learner-facing spelling.
吾われ 々われ Usage 1%
Attested variant using 吾 ; much less common than 我々 and has an old-fashioned or literary feel.
我われ 我われ Usage <1%
Attested spelling without the iteration mark; useful for lookup, but 我々 is the practical standard form.
ワレワレ Usage <1%
吾われ 吾われ
Attested rare variant without the iteration mark; mainly useful for lookup.
Etymology A reduplicated form of 我 ／吾 read われ , meaning "I" or "me"; the repetition gives the plural sense "we." The common spelling uses 々 as the iteration mark.
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