Word details
ほかない
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ほかない.
Dictionary
Entry
1
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
Examples
私たちはそこへ行くよりほかなかった。
We had no choice but to go there.
コーヒーは、熱すぎて少しずつ飲むほかなかった。
I had to sip the coffee because it was too hot.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
他
other, another, the others
5 strokesFrequency 543JLPT N2Grade 3
On
タ
Kun
ほか
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