► 代名詞
彼 [(1)かれ] [liter] meaning: he rank: 1
☆ 彼はサッカーの選手だ ⇨ He is a football player (☛ Not commonly used in conversation)
► 名詞
彼 [(1)かれ] [coll] meaning: love rank: 1
☆ 私の彼 ⇨ My boyfriend (☛ A boyfriend. Usually for young people)
More examples:
- 私達は彼等の企みを暴いた ⇨ We exposed their evil plan
- 彼は精根尽き果てたようだった ⇨ He looked like he was completely exhausted and had nothing left
- 彼は絶対に成功してみせると誓った ⇨ He vowed to show everybody that he could succeed
- 彼は痛みにじっと耐えた ⇨ He endured the pain quietly
- 彼は窓から家の中を覗き見た ⇨ He peeked inside the house through a window
- 彼は駄作を多作した ⇨ He was prolific with mediocre works
- 彼女は子供達を学校に送り出した後仕事を始める ⇨ She starts her work after sending her kids out to school
- 彼は勉強が出来ない ⇨ He is not good at studying, academics
- その曲は彼女が作詞した ⇨ She wrote the lyrics for that song
- 彼の言葉には含蓄が有る ⇨ His words have deep (and important) meanings
- 彼は教師だが、それにしては豪勢な暮らしをしている ⇨ He is a school teacher but is living a luxurious life for that
- 彼は早稲田九十八年卒だ ⇨ He graduated from Waseda University in 1998
- 彼はそれを聞いて首を傾げた ⇨ He heard that and tilted his head (in perplexity)
- 彼は二次面接を受けた ⇨ He had a second interview
- 彼は謝罪と慰謝料を要求して訴訟を起こした ⇨ He filed a lawsuit asking for an apology and damages