other, another, the others
On'yomi (音読み)
- タ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ほか
About this kanji
The kanji 他 means "other" or "another" and is commonly used as a noun. It appears in several useful compounds, such as 他国 (たこく), which means "foreign country," 他社 (たしゃ), meaning "another company," and 他人 (たにん), translated as "another person." Another way you might see it used is in the phrase 他に (ほかに), which means "else" or "besides." This kanji can help clarify when you are talking about something different or separate from the main subject. Note that while 他 is often paired with nouns, its meaning can extend to broader contexts when used in conversation.
Example sentences
他の人に頼ることも大切だ。
It's important to rely on others too.
Meanings across languages
- English
- other, another, the others
- Tiếng Việt
- khác
- 日本語
- 他
- 한국어
- 다른
- 中文
- 其他
- id
- lain, yang lain, yang lainnya
- th
- อื่น, อีก, อื่นๆ
- es
- otro, otra, los otros
- fr
- autre, encore un, les autres
- de
- anderer, ein anderer, die anderen
- pt
- outro, outro, os outros
Common compounds
- 他国たこくforeign country, another country, another province
- 他社たしゃanother company, other company
- 他人たにんanother person, other people, others
- 他にほかにelse, in addition, besides
- 自他じたoneself and others, subject and object, transitivity
- 他殺たさつmurder
- 他者たしゃanother person, others
- 他派たはthe other group
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