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ほかない

hokanai

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Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.

  1. can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

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other (place, thing, person); the rest — 他
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他
ほか

hoka

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
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Genki Ch. 18
Appears in chapter 18 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 18
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. other (place, thing, person); the rest

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)はついにクラスの他(ほか)の者(もの)を抜(ぬ)いた。
    He finally got ahead of the rest of class.

  2. outside; beyond

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only

  3. nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to)

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
    EXAMPLE
    霧(きり)の他(ほか)には何(なに)も見(み)えなかった。
    We could see nothing but fog.
    Related:ほかない

  4. besides...; in addition to...

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun

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