ほら

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ほれ (hore)

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

ほら • (hora) 

1. An interjection calling for a 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 entry.

【洞】S [noun] cave

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