ほら

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ほれ (hore)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɾa̠]
• (Tokyo) ほら [hóꜜrà] (Atamadaka – [1])

Interjection

ほら • (hora) 

1. used to draw the listener's attention

   ほら、見(み)て！ ― Hora, mite! ― Hey, look at this!

   ほら、これを持(も)って行(い)け。 ― Hora, kore o motte ike. ― Now take this and go.

   ほら、言(い)っただろ？ ― Hora, itta daro? ― I told you so, didn't I?

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ほら – see the following entries.

【洞】S [noun] cave

【法螺】 [noun] boasting

(This term, ほら (hora), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ほら, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほら.