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ほか
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. other (place, thing, person); the rest; et al.
2. outside; beyond
esp. 外
Adverb
Noun
Usually written in kana
3. nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to)
as 〜ほか〜ない, usu. after より or the dictionary form of a verb
4. besides...; in addition to...
often as ほかに
Alt. forms
他ほか
84%
ほか
15%
外ほか
Pitch accent
ほ
か
Top 1300
Used in: 3327
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
in addition; besides
unexpectedly; surprisingly
① 今までもしくは直前に挙げたもの以外のこと。それ以外。
nothing but; none other than
nothing but; none other than
absurd; unreasonable
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; 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
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
absurd; unreasonable; out of the question; preposterous
love-sickness
love is without reason
totally unexpected; completely unforeseen
love and reason do not go together
Examples (160 in total)
I can't think of anybody else.
Can I ask another question?
Everything else is fine.
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