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彼

He
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingヒ
Kun readingかれ、かの
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 8Level 12

Meanings

  1. heRtK
  2. that
  3. the
  1. him

Synonyms

彼女彼氏

Homonyms

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Same reading (かれ)
枯れ · Withering, drying up

Popular Usage

彼女彼ら彼等彼処彼方彼の彼此彼方此方

Radicals and components

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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Nelson · column · going (行) · line · pelt · branch · ten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch · hook (亅)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 948

Compound words

彼らかれら
they; them
彼女かのじょ
she; her; girlfriend
彼方かなた
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
彼岸ひがん
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
彼氏かれし
boyfriend; he; him
彼れあれ
that
彼所あそこ
there
彼奴あいつ
he
姥彼岸うばひがん
double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
彼の人あのひと
he
彼の方あのかた
that gentleman
何だ彼だなんだかんだ
something or other
遥か彼方はるかかなた
faraway
何か彼にかなにかかにか
this and that
誰彼なしにだれかれなしに
to whomever
誰彼無しにだれかれなしに
to whomever
何彼につけてなにかにつけて
in various ways
何でも彼んでもなんでもかんでも
all sorts of things
彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆からずかれをしりおのれをしれば、ひゃくせんあやうからず
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated
彼を知り己を知れば、百戦殆からずかれをしりおのれをしれば、ひゃくせんあやうからず
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated

Kun Reading Examples

彼は忙しい生活の中で家族と会うことがない。かれ
He doesn't see his family in his busy life.tatoeba
彼は忙しい人だから、電話でなければ連絡をとれないですよ。かれ
He is a busy man, so you can only get in touch with him by telephone.tatoeba
彼は忙しいので、君に会えない。かれ
In as much as he is busy, he can't meet you.tatoeba
彼は忙しいと思ったが、それどころか暇だった。かれ
I thought he was busy, but on the contrary he was idle.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は忙しい生活の中で家族と会うことがない。
He doesn't see his family in his busy life.tatoeba
彼は忙しい人だから、電話でなければ連絡をとれないですよ。
He is a busy man, so you can only get in touch with him by telephone.tatoeba
彼は忙しいので、君に会えない。
In as much as he is busy, he can't meet you.tatoeba
彼は忙しいと思ったが、それどころか暇だった。
I thought he was busy, but on the contrary he was idle.tatoeba
翌々年、彼女は死んだ。
She died 2 years later.wiki
彼女は斎宮経験者であった。
She was a former Saigu.wiki
彼らは"定府"と呼ばれた。
They were called "jofu."wiki
彼らは羽柴勢より屋敷を死守。
They defended the residence from the Hashiba troops to the death.wiki
彼等は総じて教えたがり魔である。
Generally, they seek to teach.wiki
彼等は無事に任務を果たしたらしい。
They seem to have performed their assignment without failure.wiki
32 瀧谷不動明王寺 大阪府富田林市彼方
32. Takidani Fudomyoo-ji Temple: Ochikata, Tondabayashi City, Osaka Prefecturewiki
オホクニヌシの国作りに際し、波の彼方より天乃羅摩船にのって来訪した神。
He is a god who came on the Amenokagami-no-fune Ship when Okuninushi was creating the nation.wiki
彼の謹直なることかくの如し。
This is the very episode that testifies to his honesty and prudence.wiki
これは彼の功績と言ってよい。
This can be regarded as his achievement.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

He; that. 彳 (step) + 皮 — someone who has walked over there, away from me.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 彼

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