彼女|かのじょkanojo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. pronounshe; her
    「あの音おとで考え事かんがえごとができないわ」と、彼女かのじょはタイプライターを見みつめながら言いった。↗
    "I can't think with that noise," she said, staring at the typewriter.
  2. noungirlfriend
    僕ぼくの彼女かのじょはカナダへいってしまった。↗
    My girlfriend has gone to Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymガールフレンドCasualA colloquial loanword for girlfriend, the same as 「彼女」 in that sense, with a slightly Western feel.
  • Synonym恋人こいびとNeutralThe person you are in love with, of either sex, and somewhat formal; 「彼女」 is the more common choice in speech.
  • Related女友達おんなともだちNeutralA female friend, with no romantic implication; 「彼女」 in its girlfriend sense means a woman you are dating.
  • Related恋びとWrittenA literary word for a lover, of either sex; 「彼女」 can only mean a female partner.
  • Related意中の女WrittenThe woman one has feelings for, not necessarily someone you are dating; literary or old-fashioned in tone.

Use 「彼女」 by default for she/her or for a girlfriend. For a partner of either sex, in somewhat formal use, pick 「恋人」; 「ガールフレンド」 is the Western-style equivalent. A woman who is just a friend is 「女友達」; 「恋びと」 and 「意中の女」 are literary.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 三さん人称にんしょう単数たんすう女性じょせい。話し手はなして、聞き手ききて以外いがいの女性じょせいをさし示しめす語ご。
  2. 二に人称にんしょう単数たんすう女性じょせい。若わかい女性じょせいに対たいして用もちいられる呼よびかけの語ご。
  3. 恋愛れんあい関係かんけいにある女友達おんなともだち。ガールフレンド。女性じょせいの恋人こいびと。
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