彼氏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彼	氏
か(れ) Grade: S	し Grade: 4
yutōyomi

Etymology

彼 (kare, “he; him; boyfriend”) +‎ 氏 (shi, “he; him”)

Pronunciation

Yutōyomi
- (Tokyo) かれし [káꜜrèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾe̞ɕi]

Pronoun

彼氏 (hiragana かれし, rōmaji kareshi)

he; him
彼 (かれ)氏 (し)彼 (かの)女 (じょ)の事 (じ)情 (じょう)
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō
His and Her Circumstances

Noun

彼氏 (hiragana かれし, katakana カレシ, rōmaji kareshi)

a boyfriend (male partner in a romantic relationship)

Usage notes

This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone, as カレシ.

See also

彼 (かの)女 (じょ) (kanojo)

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