Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 彼の – see the following entry.
あの
[adnominal] (deictically) that ... over there (far from the speaker and the addressee)
[adnominal] (anaphorically) that ... we both know (both the speaker and the addressee know)
[interjection] similar to English er or umm, said when hesitating in speech
[interjection] similar to English uh, space filler or pause during conversation
(This term, 彼の, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 彼の – see the following entry.
かの
[adnominal] that [one] (distant from both speaker and listener)
[pronoun] (obsolete) you-know-who, you-know-what
Alternative spelling
(This term, 彼の, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term
かれ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Phrase consisting of (kare, he) + (no, genitive particle).

Pronunciation edit

Adnominal edit

(かれ) (kare no

  1. (literal) his, of him
    See (かれ) (kare), (no) for more detail.
Usage notes edit

As an adnominal, 彼の must be followed by a noun or noun phrase.