How to say 'Look' in Japanese | ほら

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The Japanese word for Look is 'Hora', written as ほら in Japanese.

word

ほら

Meaning

Look

Reading

Hora

Explanation

The Japanese interjection 'ほら (hora)' is used to draw someone's attention to something, similar to saying 'look' or 'see' in English. It is often used when pointing out something obvious or when trying to get someone to notice something quickly. For example: Look, it's a bird!「ほら、鳥だよ！」(ほら、とりだよ！). See, I told you it would work「ほら、言った通りでしょ」(ほら、いったとおりでしょ). The nuance of 'ほら' can vary depending on tone and context, sometimes expressing urgency, excitement, or even mild frustration.

Part Of Speech

interjection

Frequency

3777

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ほら

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ほ

Reading

hiragana

ら

Reading

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'Hora' means 'Look' .

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