► 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:
- 彼は会社を乗っ取った ⇨ He seized the control of the company
- 彼は私の申入れを鼻であしらった ⇨ He rejected my offer at the tip of his nose, scoffed at my offer
- 彼は三塁に進塁した ⇨ He has reached the third base
- 彼の提案は強い反対に会った ⇨ His proposal met with a stiff opposition
- 彼女は体を張って自分のスタントをする ⇨ She does her own stunt risking her body
- 彼女は赤ちゃんをベッドの上にそっと置いた ⇨ She put her baby softly, carefully, on bed
- 彼はそれを聞いてぷっつんした ⇨ He snapped, went berserk, when he heard that
- 彼等は捨て子を引き取った ⇨ They adopted an abandoned child
- 彼女は陰湿な嫌がらせを受けた ⇨ She was subjected to indirect, subtle yet persistent harassment
- 彼の得点は合格点に満たなかった ⇨ His score didn’t reach the passing mark
- 彼は強盗の現行犯で逮捕された ⇨ He was arrested in the act of committing a robbery
- 彼の調子っぱずれの歌 ⇨ His out-of-tune, out-of-rhythm, singing
- 彼は反政府運動に身を投じた ⇨ He threw himself into, devoted himself to, anti-government movement
- 彼は寂しさに耐え切れなくなって自殺した ⇨ He couldn’t stand the loneliness and killed himself
- 彼の考えに多くの人が共鳴している ⇨ Many people agree, sympathize, with his ideas