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

Pronoun

彼(かれ)氏(し) • (kareshi) 

  1. he; him

Noun

彼(かれ)氏(し) or 彼氏(カレシ) • (kareshi) 

  1. a boyfriend (male partner in a romantic relationship)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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