他に・外に|ほかにhokani[1]atamadaka (head-high)

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Which spelling to use
他にUse 他に for “else,” “in addition,” or “besides”; it is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners.
外に外に is a rarely used written variant of 他に. Learners will seldom encounter it and should generally choose 他に instead.
Definitions
  1. expression, adverbelse; in addition; besides
    他ほかに誰だれがパーティーに来きたの?↗
    Who else came to the party?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymまたNeutralMeans 'also, again, once more' with broad uses, as in 「また来ます」; it does not specifically point to other things the way 「他に」 does.
  • SynonymかつWrittenWritten/formal; means 'and, moreover', linking parallel conditions as in 「必要かつ十分」. 「他に」 adds something else instead.
  • Synonymその上そのうえNeutralMeans 'what's more, on top of that', stressing things piling up, as in 「その上雨まで降った」.
  • SynonymそれにNeutralCommon in speech; means 'besides', used to add a reason, as in 「それに安い」.
  • SynonymなおかつWrittenRather formal; means 'moreover, at the same time', stressing that both qualities hold, as in 「美しくなおかつ丈夫」.
  • Synonym合わせてあわせてNeutralCovers 'in total' and 'at the same time, along with', as in 「合わせてお知らせします」; leans formal. 「他に」 asks if anything else exists.
  • Synonymかてて加えてかててくわえてWrittenWritten and old-fashioned; 'on top of that, what is more', most often used when one bad thing piles onto another. 「他に」 simply adds other things.
  • SynonymあまつさえWrittenWritten; 'besides, moreover', most often in the sense 'to make matters worse' when bad things happen one after another.
  • SynonymなおまたWrittenWritten; means 'furthermore', often used in official documents to add a further point.
  • Synonym加えてくわえてWrittenLeans formal; means 'in addition', used to add facts, as in 「加えて円安も進む」.

Use 「他に」 to ask about other things, as in 「他に何かありますか」. To add a reason, pick 「それに」 or 「その上」; in written prose, 「加えて」 or 「かつ」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. このほかに、さらに別べつのことが加くわわることを表あらわす。
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