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他方
Readings

tahou
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
May take the particle 'no'
one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party

Conjunction
See also: 一方・いっぽう・2
on the other hand

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Kanjis
ON: KUN: ほか
other, another, the others

Stroke: 5 Grade: 3 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-2-3 FC: 2421.1


ON: ホウ KUN: かた, -かた, -がた
direction, person, alternative

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-2-2 FC: 0022.2


Phrases
どちらかが他方よりいい、というのではない。
Parts: どちらか (どっちか) 他方 (たほう) より いい 言う (いう) では無い (ではない)
One way is not better than the other.
One way isn't better than the other.

その仕事はあまりおもしろくなかったが、他方で報酬が良かった。
Parts: 其の (その) 仕事 (しごと) 余り (あまり) 面白い (おもしろく) 無い (なかった) 他方 (たほう) 報酬 (ほうしゅう) 良い (よい)
That job was not very interesting, but on the other hand it was well paid.