彼氏

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) 

1. 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(かれ)氏(し) • (kareshi) 

1. 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)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN