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JLPT N4 · Pronoun

彼女 (kanojo)

彼女 (かのじょ, kanojo) is a Japanese pronoun meaning “she; her”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かのじょ
Romaji
kanojo
Word class
Pronoun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. she; her · pronoun
  2. girlfriend · noun

Example sentences

「あの音で考え事ができないわ」と、彼女はタイプライターを見つめながら言った。
"I can't think with that noise," she said, staring at the typewriter.
Tatoeba #4995
僕の彼女はカナダへいってしまった。
My girlfriend has gone to Canada.
Tatoeba #82180

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

Kanji in 彼女

彼
he, that, theヒ・かれ・かの · 8 strokes
女
woman, femaleジョ・ニョ・おんな・め · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 彼女.

彼かれhe彼らかれらthey女おんなwoman女の子おんなのこgirl女性じょせいwoman少女しょうじょgirl (usu. between 7 and 17)女王じょおうqueen女子じょしwoman女優じょゆうactress女史じょしlady (of high social status王女おうじょprincess長女ちょうじょeldest daughter女房にょうぼうwife (esp. one's own wife)女の人おんなのひとwoman

Source: JMdict entry 1483150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.