ハレルヤ

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ハレルヤ [hàréꜜrùyà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝja̠]

Interjection

ハレルヤ • (hareruya)

hallelujah (exclamation to praise God)

Usage notes

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

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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