彼氏|かれしkareshi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounboyfriend
   ただの男友達おとこともだちっていう立場たちばから彼氏かれしに昇格しょうかくさせてくれるかい？↗

   How about giving me a promotion from just-a-friend to boyfriend?
2. pronounhe; him

• SynonymボーイフレンドNeutralA loanword for boyfriend that now sounds slightly old-fashioned; 「彼氏」 is the everyday, more common choice.
• Antonym彼女かのじょNeutralMeans 'she' or 'girlfriend' — the counterpart to 「彼氏」, opposite in the gender of the romantic partner.

Use 「彼氏」 for boyfriend in everyday speech. 「ボーイフレンド」 says the same but sounds a bit old-fashioned. For a girlfriend, the counterpart word is 「彼女」.

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1. 恋愛れんあい関係かんけいにある男性だんせい。