Meaning

Primary

Another Place

Alternatives

Somewhere Else, Other Place, Elsewhere

Word Type

noun

Explanation

When you're talking about some other place you're talking about another place.

Reading

よそ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which you would normally expect to use the on'yomi readings from the kanji. With this word, however, the on'yomi readings are rarely used now, so they sound rather out of date. Here's a mnemonic to help you remember the more common reading in contemporary Japanese:

Another place you saw (よそ) always seems better. In other words, the grass is greener somewhere else you saw!

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 他所の家

    another house

    他所の人

    person from another place, an outsider

    他所のこと

    about another place

Context Sentences

ここじゃなくて、どこか他所の店に行こうよ。

Not here, let’s go to another store somewhere else.

他所は他所、家は家!

Their house, their rules. Our house, our rules.

私の母はこの辺の生まれです。他所の人間だなんて言わないで下さい。

My mother is from around here. Don't say she's a person from somewhere else.

Kanji Composition