アリヤー
ariyaa
アリヤー (ariyaa) is the Japanese word for the aliyah, or the immigration of Jews to Israel.
アリヤー refers specifically to the immigration of Jewish people to Israel. In an informal context, one might use the phrase イスラエルへ引っ越す to express the action of moving to Israel.
Meaning: immigration of Jews to Israel (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
ariyaa
Did you know?
- There is no native Japanese equivalent that captures both the physical act of moving and the specific spiritual significance of 'ascending' implied by the Hebrew root.
- Because the term is rare, it is often accompanied by a 'ruby' character, which is a small phonetic guide printed above the kanji to help the reader pronounce it.
- In Japanese, the phonetic spelling アリヤー is written using Katakana, the alphabet used almost exclusively for foreign loanwords and non-Japanese names.
Examples in context
- アリヤーの歴史を学んでいます。Aliya no rekishi o manande imasu.I am studying the history of aliyah.
- 彼らはアリヤーを選択しました。Karera wa aliyah o sentaku shimashita.They chose aliyah.
- アリヤーに関する本を読みました。Aliya ni kansuru hon o yomimashita.I read a book about aliyah.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a history documentary at a cafe.
- 健太 Kentaあのドキュメンタリーは、アリヤーを扱っていたね。Ano dokyumentarii wa, aliyah o atsukatte ita ne.That documentary was about aliyah, wasn't it?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、とても感動的な内容でした。Hai, totemo kandouteki na naiyou deshita.Yes, it was a very moving story.
- 健太 Kenta美咲さんは、歴史に詳しいんですか？Misaki-san wa, rekishi ni kuwashii n desu ka?Misaki, are you knowledgeable about history?
- 美咲 Misakiいいえ、少し興味があるだけです。Iie, sukoshi kyoumi ga aru dake desu.No, I'm just a little interested.
