Confused about Hoka - 外 or 他


Can someone help me. I have seen a few different translations for this word,
including other place,the rest and another. I also saw two kanji. Are there
two different meanings?




他 is the kanji you want to use, the other one appears to be usable with the
same meaning according to the dictionary, but I have never seen it used as
such. 外 is almost only used for the meaning of outside.

hoka basically means other. It can be used in many ways, but always comes down
to the same basic meaning.

他の人 the other person.  
その他は？ Anything else?  
その他(sometimes read そのた)literally means "others". Especially the category
"others" on websites etc.




他 is the kanji you want to use, the other one appears to be usable with the
same meaning according to the dictionary, but I have never seen it used as
such. 外 is almost only used for the meaning of outside.

hoka basically means other. It can be used in many ways, but always comes down
to the same basic meaning.

他の人 the other person.  
その他は？ Anything else?  
その他(sometimes read そのた)literally means "others". Especially the category
"others" on websites etc.

