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[ほか()]
hoka
noun, no adjective, adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

hoka
[ほか()]
hoka

English Meaning(s) for 他

noun, no adjective
  1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
  2. outside; beyond (esp. 外)
noun, adverb
  1. nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to) (as 〜ほか〜ない, usu. after より or the dictionary form of a verb)
  2. besides...; in addition to... (often as ほかに)

Definition and Synonyms for 他

Elsewhere in or to another place
Synonyms: ほか,
Exterior the outer side or surface of something
Synonyms: つら, ほか, よそ, うわべ, そっぽ, 上側, 上辺, 上面, 上面, 上っ面, , , 外側, 外様, 外装, 外面, , , 表面, , ,
Exterior the region that is outside of something
Synonyms: ほか, よそ, そっぽ, アウトゥサイド, , , 外側, 外様, 外部

Meanings for each kanji in 他

» other; another; the others

Categories 他 is a member of

Part the extended spatial location of something
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Surface the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 他

Sample Sentences for 他

What else could I have done?
Can it be phrased in another way?
There is no choice but to agree to his plan.
No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.
She liked him much better than the other two kittens.

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