Word Meaning 元彼

もとかれ motokare

元彼 is read as もとかれ (motokare) and means former boyfriend.

Meaning

English

former boyfriend
ex-boyfriend

Reading

Kana

もとかれ

Romaji

motokare

Writing Variants

元カレ もとかれ motokare

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 115041 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元彼女

もとかのじょ

ex-girlfriend

元首

げんしゅ

sovereign

元号

げんごう

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)

元利

がんり

principal and interest

元老

げんろう

genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

元祖

がんそ

progenitor

元首相

もとしゅしょう

former prime minister

元和

げんな

Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30)

元期

げんき

epoch

元治

げんじ

Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

元を取る

もとをとる

to recover a cost

元交際相手

もとこうさいあいて

former boyfriend