Memory phrase for the character: 他

他

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Meaning

somebody else, other

Pronunciation

TA
hoka

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: a placeholder for a change 也 (image of a snake that molts [=shedding the skin])

Mnemonic
 
A person who changes becomes somebody else.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
也 "in different shape"Shows a coiled creature, like a snake shedding its skin. It is used with the meaning: "in different shape"




 Vocabulary

他に ほかに  also, in addition, other
他人 たにん  another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger
他動詞 たどうし  transitive verb (direct obj)
他 た  other (esp. places and things)
他 ほか  other (esp. places and things)
他方 たほう  another side, different direction, (on) the other hand
他人 あだびと  another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger

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