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彼女 (かのじょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

彼かの女じょ

か

の

じょ

Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 500

Meanings

1

Standard third-person feminine pronoun. Used for a female person, often someone known to the speaker. Can also refer to a girlfriend in context, but the core meaning is the pronoun.

See also: 彼 (かれ)

彼かの女じょは

私わたし

の

妹いもうと

です

。

She is my younger sister.

彼かの女じょにこの本ほんをあげた。

I gave her this book.

2

Refers specifically to a romantic partner. Often used with possessive 私の or in context where the relationship is clear. Compare with 彼氏 (boyfriend).

See also: 彼氏

昨日きのう、彼かの女じょと映えい画がを見みに行いった。
Yesterday I went to see a movie with my girlfriend.
彼かれは新あたらしい彼かの女じょができたらしい。
It seems he has a new girlfriend.

Usage patterns

彼かの女じょができるto get a girlfriend
先せん月げつ、彼かの女じょができた。
I got a girlfriend last month.
彼かの女じょと付つき合あうto date/go out with one's girlfriend
彼かれは三さん年ねん前まえから彼かの女じょと付つき合あっている。
He has been dating his girlfriend for three years.
彼かの女じょと別わかれるto break up with one's girlfriend
彼かれは先せん週しゅう、彼かの女じょと別わかれた。
He broke up with his girlfriend last week.
私わたしの彼かの女じょmy girlfriend
これが私わたしの彼かの女じょです。
This is my girlfriend.

Expressions

彼かの女じょなりin her own way; peculiar to her

Kanji

彼he, that, the
女woman, female

Related words

恋こい人びとN3sense 2
恋人 is a gender-neutral word for 'lover/partner', whereas 彼女 specifically denotes a female romantic partner.
ガールフレンドN1
彼女 is the far more common, native word for a romantic girlfriend (and also just means “she”), while ガールフレンド is a katakana loanword that sounds slightly more formal or Western.
あの人ひと
彼女 specifically means 'she' (or 'girlfriend'), whereas あの人 is gender-neutral and carries a more formal or reserved tone.

Opposites

彼かれN5sense 1
彼女 is the feminine third-person pronoun 'she', while 彼 is its masculine counterpart 'he'.
彼かれ氏しN3sense 2
彼女 in the romantic sense means 'girlfriend', while 彼氏 is the direct male equivalent meaning 'boyfriend'.

Politeness

あいつplainN2
彼女 is the neutral, polite term for 'she', while あいつ is a rough, familiar or derogatory way to refer to a woman.
そいつN1
彼女 is the neutral, standard word for 'she', whereas そいつ is a blunt, casual way to refer to the same person.

Word family

彼かの女じょら
they (female); them (female)
元もと彼かの女じょ
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
彼かの女じょ自じ身しん
herself; she herself

Written forms

彼かの女じょUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for both the pronoun and the noun.
カノジョUsage<1%

Etymology

A Meiji-period formation from かの “that” and 女 read じょ, created as a female third-person pronoun under Western influence. The “girlfriend” sense developed later.