彼 — he, that, the

かれ彼 he

U+5F7C Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #648 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #948 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

he
that
the

word

かの kano Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

彼(かの) 女(じょ) kanojo she

かれ kare Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

彼(かれ) kare he 彼(かれ) ら karera they (male) 彼(かれ) 等(ら) karera they 彼(かれ) 氏(し) kareshi boyfriend

Stroke order

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