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
Kanji used
outside
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
in addition; besides
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like