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Kanji Detail of 他

他

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Basic Meaning

The kanji 他 fundamentally means "other," "another," or "else." It refers to something or someone different from the subject in question. It encompasses ideas of difference, being separate, or belonging to a different group.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): タ (ta) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ほか (hoka)

Usage Examples

⚫︎他人 Translation: Other people; strangers. ⚫︎他国 Translation: Other countries; foreign countries. ⚫︎他の Translation: Other; another.

Correspondence with Your Native Language

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Origin and Formation

The kanji 他 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字; けいせいもじ). It combines the phonetic component 也 (ya), which suggests the sound, with the semantic component 人 (hito), meaning "person." The character initially represented "another person." Over time, the meaning broadened to encompass "other" or "else" in general.

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