Meaning of 外 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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外, 他JLPT 5
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Kana Readingほか
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Romajihoka
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`, noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
- Meaning
- other (esp. places and things); the rest
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Example Sentences
外, 他, ほか used in context
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ハゲタカが突っつく死んだ鹿とか、他の動物の食べ残しとか、 そういう腐った肉を死肉と書きました。
A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.
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The shoulder joints, as well as moving on their own, also move in conjunction with arm movements.
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Is there intelligent life on other planets?
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他の誰かが彼女を幸せにしたとしても彼女が幸せなら、それで良い。
Even if it was somebody else who made her happy, as long as she is happy, that's fine.
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仲間と決別してから、他のプレイヤーを邪魔するようになった・・。
After the break-up with her game partners she started to make trouble for other players ...
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Well there aren't any other positions left. After that, all that is left is basic member.
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