pre-noun adjectival
that well-known; the one and only
Used before a noun to refer to something or someone famous, well-known, or distinctive, often with a nuance of admiration or recognition. Common in set phrases like 彼の有名な (that famous ...).
The new work by that well-known author has been released.
That famous writer visited this town.
On that day, we met for the first time.
I looked into that incident in detail.
there; that place
nirvana; the other shore
Standard kanji spelling for this pre-noun adjectival.
Kana spelling is common, as It is usually written in kana.
Rare kanji-only spelling; lists it but it is not the primary form.
From classical Japanese 彼 (か, 'that') + possessive particle の. The kanji 彼 is used for its meaning 'that', but the reading かの is a native Japanese word.