Today’s #kanji is #彼, which is listed under its semantic element of #ぎょうにんべん（彳） and that has the meaning of “going.” Its phonetic element is 皮, which means “skin” and “skin” can be separated from the body. So can you guess what 彼 means then?
Meaning: that, that over there, he
Reading: ヒ、かれ、かの
彼岸（ヒガン）: n. 1. the equinoctial weeks in which Buddhist memorial services centering on the spring/autumn equinox are held; 2. the other shore, the realm of Buddhist enlightenment
彼（かれ）: 1. pron. he; 2. n. a boyfriend
彼氏（かれシ）: n. a boyfriend, a steady
彼女（かのジョ）: 1. pron. she; 2. n. a girlfriend, a sweetheart
Compound words
彼方（あなた）: (over) there
彼方（かなた）: adv. in the distance, a long way off, far away
- ぎょうにんべん
