Kanji

朗

朗

melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

月部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ロウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほがらか, あきらか

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, お, さえ, とき, ほがら

Common Readings

ロウ, ほが…らか

Example sentences

朗らか ほがらか
彼女 は いつも 朗らかな 笑顔 で 周り の 人 を 元気づけている 。

She always cheers up those around her with a cheerful smile.

朗報 ろうほう
試験 に 合格 した という 朗報 が 届いた

The good news that I passed the exam arrived.

朗読 ろうどく
詩 を 朗読 する 。

Recite a poem.

一節 いっせつ
彼 は 有名 な 小説 の 一節 を 朗読 した 。

He read a passage from a famous novel aloud.

朗々 ろうろう
彼 は 朗々 と 詩 を 吟じた 。

He recited the poem in a clear, sonorous voice.

詠ずる えいずる
彼 は 自作 の 短歌 を 朗々 と 詠じた 。

He recited his own tanka poem sonorously.

明朗 めいろう
彼 は 明朗 な 性格 の 持ち主 だ 。

He has a cheerful personality.

Example Vocabulary

朗らか

ほがらか

cheerful; bright; sunny

朗報

ろうほう

good news

朗読

ろうどく

reading aloud; recitation

朗々

ろうろう

sonorous; clear and ringing

明朗

めいろう

cheerful; bright; transparent

朗読会

ろうどくかい

明朗快活

めいろうかいかつ

明朗会計

めいろうかいけい

晴朗

せいろう

朗唱

ろうしょう

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