他

ほか

Also written 外

Meanings

  1. Noun another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
  2. Noun, の-adjective another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
  3. beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside (esp. 外) See also: 思いのほか (おもいのほか).
  4. Noun except; but; other than; apart from (with neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.)
  5. Noun, Adverb besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of (as ...のほか(に), ...するほか(に)etc.)

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