
“moto kare” and “moto kano”
【元カレ】【元カノ】
Ex-boyfriend, Ex-girlfriend
Meaning
‘Moto’ is used in the same way as the prefix ‘ex-‘ is in English. ‘kanojo’ (girlfriend) and ‘kareshi’ (boyfriend) are shortened to ‘kano’ and ‘kare’.
Example
別れてから半年がたつのに、まだ元カノのことが忘れられない。
wakaretekara hantoshi ga tatsu no ni, mada motokano no koto ga wasurerarenai.
We split up 6 months ago, but I can’t get over my ex-girlfriend.