あの人

あの人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人
ひと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally "that person".

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あの​ひと [ànóꜜhìtò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• (Tokyo) あのひと​ [ànóhítóꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠no̞çi̥to̞]

Pronoun

あの人(ひと) • (anohito) 

1. he, she, that person over there (third person singular)
2. he, she, that person both of us know (third person singular)
3. my husband, partner (of a female speaker)

   Synonyms: 夫 (otto), 主人 (shujin)

See also

• 彼(かれ) (kare)
• 彼女(かのじょ) (kanojo)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN