彼

Expressions

he himself

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

his personal

here and there; various places; all around; all over; everywhere; throughout

his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)

Word usually written using kana alone

higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox)

Colloquial

double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

Slang

boyfriend; almost boyfriend

Buddhist services during the equinoctial week

Slang

boyfriend

Word usually written using kana alone; Indicating things distant from both speaker and listener, or things understood without naming them directly

those; they

Archaic; Used to refer to one's equals or inferiors

they (of people)

something; something or other; so-and-so

first day of the equinoctial week

Proverb; From Sun Tzu's The Art of War

if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy

(someone) acting like a boyfriend even though not in a relationship

westerly wind blowing around the time of the spring equinox

equinoctial tide; equinoctial spring tide

panther puffer (Takifugu pardalis)

Derogatory; Familiar; Dated term

he; she; that guy

Common noun

that way; over there

Pronoun

that person; him; her

Derogatory; Familiar; Dated term

he; she; that guy

Orig. also used in ref. to dusk

dawn; daybreak

nirvana

that person (mainly used in red light districts)

you

Sometimes of one's spouse or partner

he; she; that person

Archaic

you

娘 only used for women

that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady

Archaic; Esp. used by brothel owners or senior prostitutes when addressing servant girls

you

Derogatory; Familiar

they; those guys; those fellows