JLPT N3 · 5 strokes
Kanji 他: "other, another, the others"
The kanji 他 means "other, another, the others". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read タ in on'yomi and ほか in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほか
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | other, another, the others |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 543 of 2,501 |
Common words with 他
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 他another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside · another (person or thing); other; different; something else
- 他人another person; other people; others · unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
- 他にelse; in addition; besides
- 他にもen plus de ça, par ailleurs
- その他the rest; the others · in addition (to that); besides that; other than that; and other ...
- 他国foreign country; another country · another province
- 他者another person; others
- 他ならないnothing but; none other than
- 他ならぬnothing but; none other than
- 他でもないnothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
- 赤の他人complete stranger; total stranger
- その他にelse; in addition; on top of that; furthermore
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