1. Noun

   another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside

   彼はほかに情報を求めることにした。

2. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

   another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.

3. beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

   Usually written using kana aloneesp. 外see 思いのほか

4. Noun

   except; but; other than; apart from

   with neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.

5. Noun, Adverb (fukushi)

   besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of

   as ...のほか（に）, ...するほか（に）etc.

Also written 外【ほか】hoka