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