How to say besides... in Japanese

ほかhoka

noun / ~の noun:

  • other (place, thing, person); the rest
  • outside; beyond - esp. 外 - usually written using kana alone

adverbial noun:

  • nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to) - as 〜ほか〜ない, usu. after より or the dictionary form of a verb - usually written using kana alone ほかない
  • besides...; in addition to... - often as ほかに

Example Sentences

それにsoreni荷ほどきnihodokiga順調にjunchouni行ってitte日曜nichiyouno午前gozenまでmadede終わったらowattaranohanashidashi
Besides which that's only if unpacking the luggage proceeds smoothly and is finished by Sunday morning.
このようにkonoyouni名詞meishino変化henkanoパターンPATAANgaあるaruhokani動詞doushino語形変化gokeihenkamo現代英語gendaieigoよりもyorimoいろいろなiroirona種類shuruigaありましたarimashita
Accordingly, besides noun declension patterns, there also existed a greater variety of verb conjugation patterns than in Modern English.
honwo貸し出すkashidasuほかにhokani図書館toshokanha他のtanoいろいろなiroironaサービスSAABISUwo提供teikyouするsuru
Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.
彼女kanojoha美しいutsukushiiばかりbakariではなくdehanakukokoroga優しくyasashiku頭が良いatamagayoi
Besides being beautiful, she is kind and intellectual.
彼女kanojoha美しいutsukushiiばかりかbakarikakokoromo優しくyasashikuしかもshikamo聡明soumeiであるdearu
Besides being beautiful, she is kind and intellectual.

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