ハレルヤ

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Japanese

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 ハレルヤ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “praise God”).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ハレルヤ • (hareruya) 

  1. hallelujah (exclamation to praise God)

Usage notes

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  • Invoked frequently in popular Japanese culture probably because of homophony to 晴(は)れるや (hareru ya, “the skies will clear”).

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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