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Kanji 朗: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 朗: melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful

Key takeaways

Kanji 朗: melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

melodiousclearbrightserenecheerful

On reading

ロウ

Kun reading

ほが.らかあき.らか

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 朗

melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

良 + 月

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji combines 'good' (良) and 'moon' (月), representing a night with a clear, bright moon. It describes being cheerful like a bright sky or having a clear, melodious voice for reading aloud.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ロウ
  • 明朗めいろう

    bright / cheerful / clear

  • 朗読ろうどく

    reading aloud / recitation

Kun reading

ほが.らか
  • 朗らかほがらか

    cheerful / bright / pleasant

Commonly used words

  • 明朗
    めいろう

    bright / cheerful / clear

  • 朗読
    ろうどく

    reading aloud / recitation

  • 朗らか
    ほがらか

    cheerful / bright / pleasant

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は明な性格です。

Translation

He has a cheerful personality.

Example 2

な声で話してください。

Translation

Please speak in a clear voice.

Example 3

先生が詩を読しました。

Translation

The teacher read the poem aloud.

Example 4

図書館で本の読会があります。

Translation

There is a book reading event at the library.

Kanji 朗: melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful | Daily Nihongo