Archaic first-person pronoun; not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.
Archaic and familiar second-person pronoun used when addressing someone of lower status; extremely rare in modern language.
He jumped in without regard for his own safety.
In classical Japanese, 我が身 is sometimes used as a first-person pronoun.
In period dramas, there are scenes where a superior addresses an inferior as 我が身.
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general usage.
Kana spelling used for clarity or stylistic reasons.
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely encountered.
Compound of 我が (archaic possessive 'my') and 身 ('body, self'). The pronoun uses are historical extensions.