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彼の
彼の
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 彼 |
| Grade: S |
Pronunciation
Adnominal
- that [one] (distant from both speaker and listener)
Usage notes
As an adnominal, 彼の must be followed by a noun or noun phrase.
Almost always written in kana. See あの for more detail.
See also
| ko- “this” (close to speaker) |
so- “that” (close to listener) |
a- “that over there” (far from both) |
do- “which” (indeterminate, question) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | これ (kore) | それ (sore) | あれ (are) | どれ (dore) |
| これら (korera) | それら (sorera) | あれら (arera) | — | |
| Determiner | この (kono) | その (sono) | あの (ano) | どの (dono) |
| これらの (korera no) | それらの (sorera no) | あれらの (arera no) | — | |
| Kind | こんな (konna) | そんな (sonna) | あんな (anna) | どんな (donna) |
| Place | ここ (koko) | そこ (soko) | あそこ (asoko)* | どこ (doko) |
| Direction | こちら (kochira) | そちら (sochira) | あちら (achira) | どちら (dochira) |
| こっち (kotchi) | そっち (sotchi) | あっち (atchi) | どっち (dotchi) | |
| Human | こいつ (koitsu) | そいつ (soitsu) | あいつ (aitsu) | どいつ (doitsu) |
| Manner | こう (kō) | そう (sō) | ああ (ā)** | どう (dō) |
| * irregular ** regular (long vowel) | ||||
Interjection
- similar to English er or umm, said when hesitating in speech
- similar to English uh, space filler or pause during conversation
- あの…そうですね、…
- ano… sō desu ne, …
- um... well, yes,...
- あの…そうですね、…
Related terms
Usage notes
The の (no) sound is often lengthened as in あのう, あのぉ, あのー.
Almost always written in kana. See あの for more detail.
Etymology 2
Originally a compound of 彼 (ka, “he, she, it”, third-person pronoun) + の (no, genitive particle).
Pronunciation
Adnominal
彼の (hiragana かの, romaji kano)
- that [one] (distant from both speaker and listener)
- Refers to someone or something not previously mentioned in context, but known to both speaker and listener.
Usage notes
As an adnominal, 彼の must be followed by a noun or noun phrase.
In modern Japanese, kano is considered more formal and literary than ano.
Most often written in kana.
Derived terms
Pronoun
彼の (hiragana かの, romaji kano)
- (obsolete) you-know-who, you-know-what
- Refers to someone or something not previously mentioned in context, but known to both speaker and listener. Used when the referent cannot be explicitly named for some reason.
- 1694, 夜食時分 (Yashoku Jibun), 好色万金丹 (Kōshoku Mankintan, “Erotic Tonic”), volume 3:
- 奈良茶は夜分、かののおゆるは朝時分
- Nara cha wa yabun, kano no oyuru wa asa jibun
- 奈良茶は夜分、かののおゆるは朝時分
- 1766, 近松半二 (Chikamatsu Hanji), 本朝二十四孝 (Honchō Nijūshi Kō, “Twenty-four Filial Children of Japan”), volume 4:
- かのとは誰ぢゃ、八つ橋か
- Kano to wa dare ja, yatsuhashi ka
- So who is “you-know-who”, is it Yatsuhashi?
- かのとは誰ぢゃ、八つ橋か
Usage notes
Used in the Edo period, but apparently obsolete in modern Japanese.
Etymology 3
Phrase consisting of 彼 (kare, “he”) + の (no, genitive particle).
Pronunciation
Adnominal
彼の (hiragana かれの, romaji kare no)
Usage notes
As an adnominal, 彼の must be followed by a noun or noun phrase.