ほか
Meanings
Noun
1. another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
Adjective (の)
Noun
2. another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
3. beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
esp. 外
Noun
4. except; but; other than; apart from
with neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.
Adverb
Noun
5. besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
as ...のほか(に), ...するほか(に)etc.
Pitch accent
ほ
か
Top 1900
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
else; in addition; besides
unexpectedly; surprisingly
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
nothing but; none other than
nothing but; none other than
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
another thing; other things; another man's property
besides; moreover; in addition
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
another thing; other things; another man's property
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
absurd; unreasonable; out of the question; preposterous
love is without reason
totally unexpected; completely unforeseen
love and reason do not go together
Examples (152 in total)
Can I ask another question?
Everything else is fine.
The other children laughed.