元(もと)カレ もとかれ noun ex-boyfriend; former boyfriend informalcolloquialperson 1. ex-boyfriend; former boyfriend A person's former boyfriend. A casual, colloquial term common in conversation and on social media. 元(もと)カレから連絡(れんらく)が来(き)た。🔊 I got a message from my ex-boyfriend. 元(もと)カレとは今(いま)でも友達(ともだち)だ。🔊 I'm still friends with my ex-boyfriend. 元(もと)カレの話(はなし)は、あまりしたくない。🔊 I don't really want to talk about my ex-boyfriend. Colloquial contraction of 元(もと)の彼氏(かれし) ('former boyfriend'), with カレ written in katakana. Common in casual speech and text messages.Related words元(もと)カノ: ex-girlfriend彼氏(かれし): boyfriend元彼(もとかれ): the same word written in kanji Related Words Related: 元(もと)カノ (ex-girlfriend) Related: 彼氏(かれし) (boyfriend) general Added 2026.7.19 9:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 29500/29938_motokare