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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

648 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: he, that, the

Kunyomi: かれ, かの, か.の

Onyomi: ヒ

Composition: 彳 皮

彼

Radical

Radical: 彳

Reading: ぎょうにんべん

Meaning: step

Strokes: 3

⼻

Examples

Examples with audio

彼岸(ひがん)   equinoctial week

彼(かれ)   he, boyfriend

彼等(かれら)   they

彼氏(かれし)   boyfriend

彼女(かのじょ)   she, girl friend

Onyomi Examples

彼岸 (ヒガン) equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held), Buddhist services during the equinoctial week, nirvana, opposite bank, opposite shore, shore on the other side

彼是 (アレコレ) this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that, around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost

Kunyomi Examples

彼 (かれ) he, him, boyfriend

彼ら (かれら) they, them

前彼 (まえかれ) former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend

元彼 (もとかれ) former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend

彼の (かの) that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the

彼女 (かのじょ) she, her, girlfriend

彼の (かの) that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the

彼女 (かのじょ) she, her, girlfriend

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