noun
another place; somewhere else; outside
Refers to a different location or outside a given area. Often used with particles like へ or で.
彼はほかへ行った。
He went somewhere else.
ほかの場所で会いましょう。
Let's meet at another place.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Broadly used for other people, things, or the remainder. Can modify nouns with の.
ほかの人はまだ来ていません。
The other people haven't arrived yet.
これとほかのを比べてください。
Please compare this with the others.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
beyond; outside (expectations)
Used in phrases like 思いのほか (unexpectedly) to mean exceeding or outside a range. Usually written in kana for this sense.
See also: 思いのほか
思いのほか早く着いた。
We arrived unexpectedly early.
予想のほかに難しい問題だった。
It was a problem beyond expectations.
noun
Used with negative sentences in patterns like ...ほかに...ない or ...するほかない to mean 'nothing but' or 'no choice but'.
こうするほかない。
There is no choice but to do it this way.
彼のほかに誰も知らない。
No one knows except him.
noun, adverb
Used in patterns like ...のほか（に） or ...するほか（に） to add information. Can function adverbially.
日本語のほかに英語も話せる。
Besides Japanese, I can also speak English.
勉強するほかにアルバイトもしている。
In addition to studying, I also work part-time.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 他 and 外 are assigned for their meanings ('other' and 'outside'), but the reading ほか is not derived from them.