Vocab Info

N5 Noun, No-adjective, Adverb

(ほか)other (place, thing, person), the rest

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside

    2. Noun, No-adjective

      2.

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

    3. Noun, No-adjective

      3.

      beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside

      Usually written using kana alone, esp. 外,
    4. Noun

      4.

      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

      5.

      besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of

      as ...のほか(に), ...するほか(に)etc.

    All Forms

    他 【ほか】外 【ほか】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      (みせ)で:「(ほか)シャツをください。」

      At the store: 'Please give me another shirt.'

      • N5

      この部屋(へや)(ほか)(なん)(にん)いるの?

      How many other people are in this room?

      • N5

      彼女(かのじょ)(わか)れたので、(ほか)(ひと)(さが)すつもりだ。

      Because I broke up with my girlfriend, I plan to find another person.

      • N5

      (わたし)(なに)(ほか)仕事(しごと)をしたいです。

      I want to do something else for work.

      • N5

      レストランで:「ここ(せき)(きたな)ので、(ほか)(せき)案内(あんない)してください。」

      At the restaurant: 'This seat is dirty, so please show me to another seat.'

      • N4
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