彼ら

• 読み: かれら
• ローマ字: karera
• 漢字の分解: 彼 (hi/kare) — he, that person
• 発音: /ka.ɾe.ɾa/

意味

They; them. A third-person plural pronoun, typically referring to males or a mixed group.

The plural form of 彼 (kare, he). While it traditionally refers to males, it can also refer to a mixed-gender group. In everyday Japanese, third-person pronouns are used less frequently than in English; speakers often use names or titles instead.

例文

1. 彼らは来月日本に来ます。
2. 彼らの意見を聞いてみましょう。
3. 彼らと一緒にサッカーをした。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, writing, storytelling

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 彼 (kare, he/that person) and the pluralizing suffix ら (ra). The kanji 彼 originally meant 'over there' and evolved into a third-person pronoun.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal