もと
元
かれ
彼

noun

Colloquialism.
  1. former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
もと
元
かれ
彼
 元彼 もとかれ
もと
元
　
カ
　
レ
 元カレ もとカレ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
he, that, the
かれ　かの　か.の (Early Jr. High, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
pelt, skin, hide
かわ　ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)