Kanji
彼
N3
8 strokes
Grade 8
freq #648
he, that, the
On'yomi (音読み)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
かれ、 かの、 か.の
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
彼岸
ひがん
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)
彼方
かなた
beyond; across
彼岸河豚
ひがんふぐ
panther puffer (Takifugu pardalis)
彼式
あれしき
so trifling; so trivial
彼岸潮
ひがんじお
equinoctial tide; equinoctial spring tide
彼岸西風
ひがんにし
westerly wind blowing around the time of the spring equinox
彼方方
あなたがた
that way; over there
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
彼ら
かれら
they; them
彼女
かのじょ
she; her
彼氏
かれし
boyfriend
彼
かれ
he; him
彼氏面
かれしづら
(someone) acting like a boyfriend even though not in a relationship
彼女なり
かのじょなり
(in) her way; peculiar to her
何やら彼やら
なにやらかやら
this and that; one thing or another
今彼
いまかれ
current boyfriend
前彼
まえかれ
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
彼流
かれりゅう
his style; her style
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は彼（かれ）らに尊敬（そんけい）されている。
He is respected by them.
突然（とつぜん）彼（かれ）らは話（はな）すのをやめた。
Suddenly, they stopped talking.
彼（かれ）は彼女（かのじょ）を抱（だ）きすくめた。
He suddenly tightened his arm around her.
彼（かれ）は彼女（かのじょ）を秘書（ひしょ）にした。
He made her his secretary.