JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

他 (hoka)

他 (ほか, hoka) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “another place; some other place”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほか
Romaji: hoka
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside · noun
another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else · noun, noun taking の
beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside · noun, noun taking の · usually written in kana · esp. 外
except; but; other than; apart from · noun · with neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.
besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of · noun, adverb · as ...のほか（に）, ...するほか（に）etc.