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こら

こら

Japanese

Interjection

こら (romaji kora)

  1. hey (protest or reprimand)
    • 1997 December 12, Miwa Abiko, みかん・絵日記特別編 吐夢と不思議な猫 [Mikan Picture Diary Special: Tom and the Mysterious Cat]”, in みかん・絵日記 [Mikan Picture Diary], volume 1 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 10:
      ——こらこらこらっ  (じょう) (ちょ) () (かい) (はい)るんじゃないっ
      ——Kora kora korah Jōcho no sekai ni hairun ja naih
      Oh come on! You're being all emotional all of a sudden!