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彼

彼 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. あの、かの
  2. あちら、むこう

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「彳」+音符「皮」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

he, that, the

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヒJHS
Kun (native)
  • かれJHS
  • かのJHS
  • か(の)JHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • その
Other languages
  • 拼音bi3
  • 한글pi
  • Hán-ViệtBỉ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
⺍(つかんむり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5F7C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰彳皮

Words using this kanji

  • 彼らかれら「かれら」を参照。they, them
  • 彼女かのじょ三人称単数女性。話し手、聞き手以外の女性をさし示す語。 二人称単数女性。若い女性に対して用いられる呼びかけの語。 恋愛関係にある女友達。ガールフレンド。女性の恋人。she, her, girlfriend
  • 彼岸ひがん向こう岸、対岸。 （仏教用語、煩悩の河を越えて悟りに至ることから）悟りの境地。 （語義2の俗解、この時、現世と隔てる河は三途の川とされる）死後の世界。equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held), Buddhist services during the equinoctial week, nirvana
  • 彼方かなたbeyond, across, the other side, the distance
  • 彼方あちらthat way, that direction, over there, yonder
  • 彼氏かれし恋愛関係にある男性。boyfriend, he, him
  • 彼あれ（か：古語） 遠称。あれ、あちら、あの。 （かれ）三人称。 （かれ）ボーイフレンド又は男性の恋人。that, that thing, that person, then
  • 彼かれ（か：古語） 遠称。あれ、あちら、あの。 （かれ）三人称。 （かれ）ボーイフレンド又は男性の恋人。he, him, boyfriend
  • 彼処あそこthere, over there, that place, yonder
  • 彼のあのthat, those, the
  • 彼奴あいつ「きゃつ」参照。he, she, that guy, that
  • 彼是あれこれthis and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that
  • 彼方此方あちこちhere and there, various places, all around, all over
  • 彼我ひが相手と自分。self and others, this and that, both sides, oneself and one's opponent
  • 彼等あれら「かれら」の漢字表記。those, they, they (of people)
  • 彼流かれりゅうhis style, her style, his way (of), her way (of)
  • 彼式あれしきso trifling, so trivial
  • 彼ピかれピboyfriend
  • 彼のかのthat well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those
  • 彼奴あやつ「きゃつ」参照。he, she, that guy

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-5
Four Corner
2424.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3i5.2
Heisig
948
Nelson
1604