What is the Kanji for "Third person pronoun" and "He"?

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".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Kare" and "Kano".

Its onyomi reading is "Hi".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "彳" means "Stop" . And The kanji "皮" means "Skin" and can be read as "Kawa" and "Hi".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "彼" mean in japanese?

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

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

彼: "He". The Japanese pronoun '彼 (かれ)' is used to refer to a male person. It is the equivalent of the English pronoun 'he'. This pronoun can be used to talk about a specific man or boy, or to refer to a male person in a more general sense. For example: He is my brother - (彼は私の兄弟です)

彼女: "She". The Japanese pronoun '彼女 (かのじょ)' is used to refer to a female person. It can be used to talk about a girlfriend, wife, or any other woman. The pronoun is gender-specific and not used to refer to males. For example: She is my girlfriend - (彼女は私の彼女です). This book belongs to her - (この本は彼女のものです).

彼の: "His". The determiner '彼の (あの)' means 'his'. It is used to indicate possession, specifically that something belongs to or is associated with a particular person referred to as 'him' or 'he'. For example: His book - (彼の本). That is his car - (あれは彼の車だ).

彼れ: "That" or "Those". The Japanese pronoun '彼れ (あれ)' refers to something that is distant from both the speaker and the listener. It can be used to point out or indicate a person, place, or thing that is not close by. '彼れ' is often translated to 'that' or 'those' in English. For example: That dog is big - (あれは大きいです). Those houses are nice - (あれらの家は綺麗です).

彼ら: "They". The Japanese noun '彼ら (かれら)' means 'they'. This word is used to refer to a group of people, usually of unspecified gender. It can be used to talk about a group of people in the third person. For example: They went to the park - (彼らは公園に行った). Those students are they - (あの学生たちが彼らです).

彼奴: "That one" or "He/him". The Japanese pronoun '彼奴 (あいつ)' is an informal and colloquial word that literally means 'that one'. It is used to refer to a specific person, especially when the speaker wants to distance themselves from that person or express a sense of annoyance or dislike. It can be used to refer to a male individual. For example: Look at that one over there - (あいつを見てる). That guy is so annoying - (あいつは本当にうるさい).

彼氏: "Boyfriend". The Japanese noun '彼氏 (かれし)' means 'boyfriend'. This word refers to a male romantic partner or significant other. It is commonly used by women to refer to their boyfriend. For example: He is my boyfriend - (彼は私の彼氏です). I have a new boyfriend - (私に新しい彼氏ができました).

彼処: "That place". The Japanese pronoun '彼処 (かしこ)' means 'that place'. This pronoun is used to refer to a specific location that is distant from the speaker. It implies a place that is removed or far away, rather than a nearby location. For example: That place is far away - (彼処はとても遠いです). Let's go to that place - (彼処へ行きましょう).

彼方: "Yonder". The Japanese pronoun '彼方 (かなた)' means 'yonder'. It is used to refer to a distant or remote place, beyond a certain point. It conveys a sense of distance and remoteness. For example: Yonder mountains - (彼方の山々). The ship sailed off into the yonder - (船は彼方へと航海していった).

彼是: "Various" or "Random". The Japanese noun '彼是 (あれこれ)' means 'various' or 'random'. It is used to describe a variety of different things or a random assortment. For example: I bought various items at the store - (あれこれ物を買いました). There were random topics discussed at the meeting - (会議であれこれ話題が挙がっていた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "れ" is read as "re". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.