JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

外 (hoka)

外 (ほか, hoka) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “another place; some other place”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほか
Romaji: hoka
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (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.

Example sentences

彼はほかに情報を求めることにした。

He decided to seek information elsewhere.

Tatoeba #110971

日本では琵琶湖ほど大きな湖はほかにない。

No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.

Tatoeba #122753

地球は水があるという点でほかの惑星と違う。

The earth is different from the other planets in that it has water.

Tatoeba #126956

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 外

outsideガイ・ゲ・そと・ほか · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 外.

外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner郊外こうがいsuburb以外いがいexcluding案外あんがいunexpectedly意外いがいunexpected海外かいがいforeign外交がいこうdiplomacy外出がいしゅつgoing out例外れいがいexception外すはずすto remove外れるはずれるto be disconnected屋外おくがいoutdoors外部がいぶoutside (e.g. of a building)

Source: JMdict entry 1203260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.