彼
彼 — He
he, that, the
On’yomiヒ (hi)
Kun’yomiかれ (kare)
Kun’yomiかの (kano)
Kun’yomiかの (kano)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 彼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彼ら | かれら karera | they; them |
| 彼女 | かのじょ kanojo | she; her; girlfriend |
| 彼 | かれ kare | he; him; boyfriend |
| 彼岸 | ひがん higan | equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana |
| 彼方 | かなた kanata | beyond; across; the other side |
| 彼氏 | かれし kareshi | boyfriend; he; him |
Study notes
彼 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #648 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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