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
nothing but; none other than
absurd; unreasonable
absurd; unreasonable
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
nothing but; none other than
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
besides; moreover; in addition
absurd; unreasonable; out of the question; preposterous
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
love and reason do not go together
totally unexpected; completely unforeseen