元カノ (motokano)
moh-toh-KA-nohnounColloquial
A Japanese slang term. Browse all Japanese slang.
What it means
An ex-girlfriend. 元カレ is the male equivalent, and the two are used symmetrically.
Examples with translations
元カノの話はしない方がいいよ。
Best not to bring up your ex.
元カレとはもう連絡取ってない。
I'm not in touch with my ex any more.
Where it comes from
元 ('former') plus カノ, from 彼女 ('she, girlfriend'). Clipping the pronoun this way is what makes it slang rather than plain description.
Other forms
- Romanised as:
- motokano
- Spellings and variants:
- 元カレ