Hara

The word Hara can refer to:

General Meanings:
*A Japanese martial art term, equivalent to the Dantian in Traditional Chinese medicine, a name for the center of being. See Hara (Martial Arts).
*A Biblical name; see Hara (Bible).
*Harā Bərəzaitī, a legendary mountain in Persian mythology
*A Romanian pop-band named Hara.
*Hara Island, an Estonian island in the Baltic Sea.
*Hara, Nagano, a village in Japan.
*Dzyarzhynskaya Hara, the highest point in Belarus
*A Greek word and name meaning joy
*The Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts
*In Maltese, Hara is the word used for feces.

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
*"Hara" as a name of Krishna's paramour, known as Radharani
*"Hara" in the vocative form becomes Hare, as in the Hare Krishna mantra

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