The hiragana syllable ほぁ (hwa). Its equivalent in katakana is ホァ (hwa).

大物: / 大物, 大者: (by extension) important figure

A town in Kamiina district, Nagano Prefecture, Japan / a surname / (history) A domain in Japan / A city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan / A district of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

(Japanese mythology) Synonym of 彦火火出見 (Hikohohodemi)

(obsolete) to want, desire

shallow water off a coast

(equestrianism) gait

Kyūjitai form of 歩様: (equestrianism) gait.

(poetic) young face

large hole / great loss / (horse racing) dark horse; or the money gained from successfully betting on a dark horse