noun

  1. another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside.

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al..
  2. beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside. Usually written with kana alone. Esp. 外.

noun

With neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc..
  1. except, but, other than, apart from.

noun, adverb

As ...のほか(に), ...するほか(に)etc..
  1. besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほか
ほか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

other, another, the others
タ ほか (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ