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ほら

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ほら (hora

  1. An interjection calling for a listener's attention.
    ほら()て!
    Hora, mite!
    Hey, look at this!
    ほら、これを()って()け。
    Hora, kore o motte ike.
    Now take this and go.
    ほら()ただろ?
    Hora, itta daro?
    I told you so, didn't I?

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of ほら – see the following entry.
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.)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN