ほか

他

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside

    • 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.
    • 他の人には私のやっていることは出来ないだろう。
      No other man could do my work.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al.

    • 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.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside
    esp. 外
    word usually written using kana alone

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    except, but, other than, apart from
    with neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.

    • ここには私のほかに誰もいない。
      There's no one but me here.

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi)

    besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
    as ...のほか（に）, ...するほか（に）etc.

    • 本を貸し出すほかに、図書館は他のいろいろなサービスを提供する。
      Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.
    • 彼女はギターのほかにピアノも弾く。
      She plays piano as well as the guitar.