ハレルヤ
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Japanese
Etymology
From Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “praise God”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
- hallelujah (exclamation to praise God)
Usage notes
- Invoked frequently in popular Japanese culture probably because of homophony to 晴れるや (hareru ya, “the skies will clear”).
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN