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ほか

nounnoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'adverb (fukushi)

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nounnoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'adverb (fukushi)

Meanings

  1. 1.

    another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside

    noun
  2. 2.

    another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.

    nounnoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
  3. 3.

    beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

    esp. 外

    nounnoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'word usually written using kanji alone
  4. 4.

    except; but; other than; apart from

    with neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.

    noun
  5. 5.

    besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

    as ...のほか(に), ...するほか(に)etc.

    nounadverb (fukushi)

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