ほう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
Conjunction
2. on the other hand
Kanji used
other
way
Pitch accent
Top 23400
Composed of
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Examples (9 in total)
He was too obstinate, but on the other hand he was reliable.
On the other hand a lot of people die young.
On one hand he is kind, but on the other hand he is lazy.
On the other hand we learned a great deal from the experience.
His words are severe, but on the other hand he is kind.
Can you tell one of the twins from the other?
On one hand he praised my report, but on the other hand he criticized it.
The twins look so much alike it's next to impossible to distinguish one from the other.
One book is thin and the other is thick; the thick one has about 200 pages.