ほか
hoka

Noun

1. another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside

かれはほかに情報じょうほうもとめることにした。
karewa hokani jōhōo motomeru kotoni shita.
He decided to seek information elsewhere.
日本にっぽんでは琵琶びわほどおうきなみずうみはほかにない。
nippondewa biwakohodo ōkina mizūmiwa hokani nai.
No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.
Noun
no-Adjective

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

地球ちきゅうみずがあるというてんでほかの惑星わくせいちがう。
chikyūwa mizuga aruto iu tende hokano wakusēto chigau.
The earth is different from the other planets in that it has water.
ひとにはわたくしのやっていることは出来できないだろう。
tano hitoniwa watashino yatte iru kotowa dekinaidarō
No other man could do my work.
Noun
no-Adjective

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

Usually Written in Kana
Related to 思いのほか
Noun

4. except; but; other than; apart from

ここにはわたくしのほかにだれもいない。
kokoniwa watashino hokani daremo inai
There's no one but me here.
Noun
Adverb

5. besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

ほんすほかに、図書としょかんのいろいろなサービスを提供ていきょうする。
hon'o kashidasu hokani toshokanwa tano iroirona sābisuo tēkyō suru.
Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.
彼女かのじょはギターのほかにピアノもはじく。
kanojowa gitāno hokani pianomo hiku
She plays piano as well as the guitar.
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