EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party

    どちらかが他方よりいい、というのではない。
    One way is not better than the other.
  2. Conjunction

    on the other hand

    see 一方see いっぽう・2

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

other, another, the others

Kun
ほか
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
543 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.4The Kanji Dictionary
2421.2Four corner code
2156deroo
4ed6Unicode hex code
1-34-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
361Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
122New Nelson (John Haig)
35New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
39Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
22Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
23Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
961Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1034Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
355A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
129Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
520Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
370Morohashi
334A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
120Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
120Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
459sakade
301Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
354henshall3
255Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
172crowley
415Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
60Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
970Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ta1Pinyin reading
taKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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direction, person, alternative

Kun
かた-かた-がた
On
ホウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
46 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

からなたふさまさみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
4h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
445deroo
65b9Unicode hex code
1-42-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2082Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2389New Nelson (John Haig)
1963New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
490Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
28A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
85Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13620Morohashi
204A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
70Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138sakade
182Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
223henshall3
102Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
25crowley
43Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
957Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
501Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang1Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level