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

(Tokyo) かれし [káꜜrèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾe̞ɕi]

Pronoun

彼(かれ)氏(し) • (kareshi)

he; him

Noun

彼(かれ)氏(し) or 彼氏(カレシ) • (kareshi)

a boyfriend (male partner in a romantic relationship)

See also

彼(かの)女(じょ) (kanojo)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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