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What is the Kanji for 'Third person pronoun' and 'He'? | 彼

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Third person pronoun' and 'He', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Third person pronoun' and 'He' is 彼.

    kanji

    彼

    Meaning

    Third person pronoun, He

    Reading

    kunyomiかれ

    kare

    かの

    kano

    onyomiひ

    hi

    Parts

    彳Stop 皮Skin

    Example Word

    彼女: she or girlfriend. The Japanese pronoun '彼女 (かのじょ)' has two primary meanings. First, it is used to mean 'she', referring to a female person. For example: She is my friend「彼女は私の友達です」(かのじょはわたしのともだちです). Second, it can also mean 'girlfriend', referring to a romantic partner. For example: She is my girlfriend「彼女は私の彼女です」(かのじょはわたしのかのじょです). The context usually makes it clear which meaning is intended. When used to mean 'girlfriend', it is often clear from the situation or additional context in the conversation.

    Radical

    彳

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    19

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 彼

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    彳

    Meaning

    Stop

    kanji

    皮

    Meaning

    Skin

Words Using 彼

This kanji is used in 10 words:

    word

    彼

    Meaning

    He

    word

    彼女

    Meaning

    She, Girlfriend

    word

    彼の

    Meaning

    That

    word

    彼れ

    Meaning

    That

    word

    彼ら

    Meaning

    They

    word

    彼奴

    Meaning

    That guy

    word

    彼氏

    Meaning

    Boyfriend

    word

    彼処

    Meaning

    There

    word

    彼方

    Meaning

    Yonder

    word

    彼是

    Meaning

    Various

Kanji Related to 彼 Through the Part 彳

These 19 kanji contain the part 彳 as well.

    kanji

    後

    Meaning

    After, Behind

    kanji

    行

    Meaning

    Go

    kanji

    待

    Meaning

    Wait

    kanji

    役

    Meaning

    Duty

    kanji

    徒

    Meaning

    Follower, Junior

    kanji

    律

    Meaning

    Law, Rhythm

    kanji

    従

    Meaning

    Follow, Obey

    kanji

    往

    Meaning

    Journey, Go on

    kanji

    復

    Meaning

    Restore

    kanji

    得

    Meaning

    Acquire

    kanji

    徳

    Meaning

    Virtue

    kanji

    御

    Meaning

    Honorable, General honorific term

    kanji

    徴

    Meaning

    Levy, Symptom

    kanji

    微

    Meaning

    Slight, Delicate

    kanji

    徹

    Meaning

    Penetrate, Go through

    kanji

    徐

    Meaning

    Slowly, Gradually

    kanji

    径

    Meaning

    Path, Diameter

    kanji

    征

    Meaning

    Subjugate

    kanji

    循

    Meaning

    Circulate, Sequential

Kanji Related to 彼 Through the Part 皮

These 5 kanji contain the part 皮 as well.

    kanji

    疲

    Meaning

    Tire, Exhausted

    kanji

    波

    Meaning

    Wave

    kanji

    被

    Meaning

    Incur, Be subjected to

    kanji

    破

    Meaning

    Break, Tear

    kanji

    披

    Meaning

    Unfold, Expose

Learn the Kanji 彼

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What does 彼 mean?

彼 means 'Third person pronoun' and 'He'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

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