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他の人

Someone Else


Meaning

Someone Else, Other People

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Here you have other and person joined together by the particle の, which shows that "other" is describing "person". So this means someone else or other people. This is more general than 他人, which you already learned. 他の人 can be anyone that's not the speaker, or not the person being talked about. 他人, on the other hand, has an added implication that the person is someone unknown or unrelated.


Reading

ほかのひと

Explanation

This uses the kanji's kun'yomi readings, which you've already learned. As long as you remember those, you should be good to go!


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 他の人の目

    other people's eyes

    他の人の心

    other people's feelings, other people's minds

    他の人の人生

    other people's lives

  • 他の人にしてもらう

    to have someone else do it

    他の人に見せる

    to show to other people

    他の人にあげる

    to give something to someone else

  • 他の人を見る

    to look at other people

    他の人を見下す

    to look down on other people

    他の人をだます

    to deceive another person

  • 他の人がする

    someone else will do it

    他の人がやる

    someone else will do it

  • 他の人には分からない

    other people don't get it

Context Sentences

いいよ、他の人にしてもらうから!

Fine, I'll have someone else do it!

え、いらないの?じゃあ、他の人にあげるね。

Oh, you don't want it? Then I'll give it to someone else.

へー、それで他の人をだましたんだ!

Huh, so you deceived someone else!


Kanji Composition