The kanji character 他 essentially means "other," "another," or "else." It refers to something or someone different from the speaker or the subject being discussed. It encompasses the idea of "not self" or "not belonging to this group."

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

⚫︎ 他人 Translation: Other people; stranger ⚫︎ その他 Translation: Others; etc.; the rest ⚫︎ 他の Translation: Another; other

The kanji 他 is a pictographic character. It combines the radical 亻 (ninben), which means "person," with the phonetic component 也 (ya). 也originally depicted a person's spine. The combination suggests "another person," different from the speaker or the one being referred to. Over time, the meaning evolved to represent "other" or "else."