How to say 'That' in Japanese | 彼の

word

Meaning

That

Reading

Kanji

彼Third person pronoun, He

Explanation

The Japanese determiner '彼の (あの)' means 'that' and is used to refer to something distant from both the speaker and the listener. It is often used to point out specific objects, people, or places that are not close to either party. For example: That book is interesting「あの本は面白い」(あのほんはおもしろい). That person is my teacher「あの人は私の先生です」(あのひとはわたしのせんせいです). Note that '彼の (あの)' is distinct from 'この (this)' and 'その (that near the listener)', as it specifically indicates something far from both the speaker and the listener.

Part Of Speech

determiner

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

306

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting