Kanji N3

彼: he, that, the

彼 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning he, that, the, written with 8 strokes. It is read ヒ (on) and かれ, かの (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 彼ら (かれら, they) and 彼女 (かのじょ, she).

彼

Meanings

  • he
  • that
  • the
Strokes8
JLPT levelN3
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#648 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ヒ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • かれ
  • かの
  • かの

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 彼

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 彼らかれら

    they; them

    JLPT N4
  • 彼女かのじょ

    she; her

    JLPT N4
  • 彼かれ

    he; him

    JLPT N4
  • 彼処あそこ

    there; over there; that place; yonder

    JLPT N5
  • 彼方あちら

    that way; that direction; over there; yonder

    JLPT N5
  • 彼方此方あちこち

    here and there; various places; all around

    JLPT N3
  • 彼のあの

    that; those; the

    JLPT N1
  • 彼是あれこれ

    this and that; this or that

    JLPT N2

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0; the Spanish meanings they lack, translated by Naraio from their English, are shared under the same licence. Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY. Sentences split into words with IPADIC © NAIST and IPA, through Lindera.