他 (Hoka) is a Japanese noun meaning “another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside”.
Meanings
- nounanother place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
- noun, adjectival nounanother (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest
- noun, adjectival nounbeyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outsideesp. 外
- nounexcept; but; other than; apart fromwith neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.
- noun, adverbbesides; in addition to; as well as; on top ofas ...のほか（に）, ...するほか（に）etc.
Examples
彼女は他の人と一味違う。
She has something different.
友情は、他の何よりも大切だ。
Friendship is more precious than anything else.
霧の他には何も見えなかった。
We could see nothing but fog.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).