他

ほか

usually kana

Readings

ほか

Meanings

1.
nanother place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
2.
n, adj-noanother (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
3.
n, adj-nobeyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
4.
nexcept; but; other than; apart from
5.
n, advbesides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

他

N45 strokesGrade 3

彼はほかに情報を求めることにした。

He decided to seek information elsewhere.

日本では琵琶湖ほど大きな湖はほかにない。

No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.

地球は水があるという点でほかの惑星と違う。

The earth is different from the other planets in that it has water.

Context: 他 (ほか)

Current word

他ほか

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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