Hara

Japanese: 原 - はら

[1] 〘 noun 〙① A flat and wide place. Especially, uncultivated flat land. Plain. ※10-volume Wamyosho (c. 934) 1 "Hara-ke-shi-un Takahira-i-hara (Japanese name : Hara) " ② Forest. ※Shoki (720) Tenmu 7th year October (Kanbun version) "Floating with the wind in the pine forest and reeds " [2] Place name of Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. In the Edo period, it was a post station between Numazu and Yoshiwara on the Tokaido 53 Stations. [Etymology] In ancient times, there were few examples of its use alone, and it often appears in compound forms such as "Hagihara", "Sugihara", "Ama-no-hara", "Takamagahara", "Kiyomihara", and "Mimihara". Therefore, "hara" is not a word referring to topography or geography, but rather to a place far from everyday life, in other words, a place associated with ancient gods or a world of magical beliefs. In this respect, it is in contrast to "no (field)," which refers to a place close to everyday life.

Gen [Hara]

〘Noun〙① Hara. [Book of Songs - Da Ya, Gu] ② Origin. Source. Foundation. Also used as a conjunction. ※Zoka Myoyoyo Kidan (1879-80)〈Miyazaki Ryujo〉4 "Women are the origin of the upbringing of the barbarians " [Book of Rites - Confucius' Residence]

Hara [Hara]

One of the surnames.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 平らで広いところ。特に、耕作してない平地。平原。※十巻本和名抄（934頃）一「原毛詩云高平曰原〈音源和名波良〉」② 林(はやし)。※書紀（720）天武七年一〇月（寛文版訓）「風の随(まま)にて松林(ハラ)及び葦に飄(ひひ)る」[2] 静岡県沼津市の地名。江戸時代は東海道五十三次の沼津と吉原の間にあった宿駅。[語誌]上代において、単独での使用例は少なく、多く「萩はら」「杉はら」「天のはら」「高天のはら」「浄見はら」「耳はら」など、複合した形で現われる。したがって、「はら」は地形・地勢をいう語ではなく、日常普通の生活からは遠い場所、即ち古代的な神と関連づけられるような地や、呪的信仰的世界を指す語であったと考えられる。この点、「の（野）」が日常生活に近い場所をいうのと対照的である。