他
他 — Other
other, another, the others
On’yomiタ (ta)
Kun’yomiほか (hoka)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 他
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 他 | た ta | other (esp. people and abstract matters) |
| 他人 | たにん tanin | another person; other people; others |
| 他国 | たこく takoku | foreign country; another country; another province |
| 他社 | たしゃ tasha | another company; other company |
| 他方 | たほう tahou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 他派 | たは taha | the other group |
Study notes
他 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #543 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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