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JLPT N4 · Pronoun

彼 (kare)

彼 (かれ, kare) is a Japanese pronoun meaning “he; him”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かれ
Romaji
kare
Word class
Pronoun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. he; him · pronoun
  2. boyfriend · noun

Example sentences

彼のスイングは実に見事だ。
He has a perfect swing.
Tatoeba #75797
毎朝朝食をとっている間、彼の犬は彼をじっと見つめていた。
His dog stared at him every morning while he had his breakfast.
Tatoeba #81333
私の前の彼はポルトガル育ちでした。
My ex-boyfriend was brought up in Portugal.
Tatoeba #163186

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 彼

彼
he, that, theヒ・かれ・かの · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 彼.

彼らかれらthey彼女かのじょshe

Source: JMdict entry 1483070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.