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他

ほか

another, somewhere else

Mnemonic

亻 a person with 也 beside them. Somebody who isn't this one. You've been down every item on the list and there is nothing else left to try: ほか.

Worth knowing

Same kanji as 他 た. ほか is the everyday one, for other things, other ways, other places.

Built from

other
亻 the person radical with 也 beside it: some person who isn't this one.

Words sharing these kanji

other (esp. people and abstract matters) else, in addition another person, stranger

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