彼

he, that, the

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヒ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

か.のかのかれ

Nanori (名乗り)

その

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:N3

Frequency:648

Vocabulary

ヒ

Word	Reading	Meaning
彼岸	ヒガン	equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore; shore on the other side
彼岸会	ヒガンエ	Buddhist services during the equinoctial week
彼此	ヒシ	this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that; around; about; round about; roughly; nearly; almost
彼我	ヒガ	self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
彼処	あそこ	there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where; genitals; private parts; nether regions; that far; that much; that point
彼	あれ	that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals); period; menses
何彼と	なにかと	one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
彼	かれ	he; him; boyfriend
彼ら	かれら	they; them

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)

waves, billows, Poland

exhausted, tire, weary

accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate

incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving

behind, back, later

rowboat, small boat