Hara

The word Hara can refer to:

General Meanings:

• A Japanese martial art term, equivalent to the lower of the three dantian in Traditional Chinese medicine, a name for the "center of being".
• A Biblical name; see Hara (Bible).
• Avicennia marina, a species of mangrove known as the hara tree in southern Iran
  • Hara forests in southern Iran
• Harā Bərəzaitī, a legendary mountain in Persian mythology
• A Romanian pop-band named Hara.
• A Greek word and name meaning joy
• The Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts
• In Maltese, Hara is the word used for feces
• Hara is a synonym of the fish genus Erethistes.
• In French, Haras (plural) means Stud farm. Haras national is a state-sponsored stud farm in Switzerland, France and Canada.
• In Hindi, Hara means greens, e.g., Hara Dhania are coriander leaves
• In Latin, Hara means pen, coop or pigsty

Within Hinduism:

• Hara as a name of the Hindu deity Shiva (see also Harihara)
• Hara as a name of the feminine aspect of God (Ishvara), known as Shakti (The feminine aspect has a long last a - Haraa and includes various feminine deities).

Places

• Hara, Nagano, a village in Japan.
• Hara, Harju County, a village in Estonia
• Hara, Lääne County, a village in Estonia
• Hara Bay, a bay in Estonia, in the Gulf of Finland
• Hara Island, an island in the Hara Bay.

People with the surname Hara

• Hara Takashi (原敬) (1856 – 1921), 19th Prime Minister of Japan
• Yuko Hara (原由子) (born 1956), keyboard player for Southern All Stars
• Hara Toratane (1497-1564) and Hara Masatane (died 1575), generals under Takeda Shingen
• Hiroshi Hara (原広司) (born 1936), Japanese architect and author on architecture
• Hiromi Hara (原 博実) (born 1958), Japanese ex-soccer player and former manager of F.C. Tokyo
• Eriko Hara, Japanese voice actress
• Yoshimichi Hara, baron, representative of Emperor Hirohito during World War II
• Kenzaburo Hara (原健三郎) (1907 - 2004), Former House of Representatives Speaker
• Hara Nagayori (原長頼) (died 1600), officer under the Oda clan
• Hara Setsuko (原節子) (born 1920), Japanese actress

See also the Irish surname O'Hara

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