What does 彼 mean in Japanese?

彼 (かれ) means "he / him / boyfriend" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N5 level vocabulary word in the people category.

How do you pronounce 彼?

彼 is read as かれ (romanized: kare).

彼

かれ

kare

he / him / boyfriend

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彼はアメリカ人です。

He is American.

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