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Kanji Detail for 朗 - "cheerful, clear"

朗

  • Meaning

    朗 means "cheerful, clear." Also associated with resonant.

    1. Cheerful - Bright and sunny in disposition; clear and open-hearted.

    2. Clear - Distinctly visible or audible; obvious and evident.

    3. Resonant - Having a full, clear sound that carries well.

  • Words using 朗

    • 朗読 ろうどく Listen reading aloud; recitation
    • 明朗 めいろう Listen cheerful; bright; clear
    • 朗報 ろうほう Listen good news; happy news; glad tidings
    • 朗らか ほがらか Listen cheerful; merry; sunny

  • Four-character idioms with 朗

    • 明朗快活 めいろうかいかつ Listen cheerful and openhearted
    • 明朗闊達 めいろうかったつ Listen upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous
    • 音吐朗朗 おんとろうろう Listen in a clear voice

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    • Verified meaning: cheerful, clear
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, うらら, さえ)
    • Also carries these associations: resonant

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 朗

    Given names 朗(あき)Listen 朗(あきら)Listen 朗(うらら)Listen 朗(さえ)Listen 朗(ほがら)Listen 朗(ろう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    melodious; clear; bright; serene; cheerful

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    clear, bright; distinct

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    clear; bright

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bright, clear, distinct

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Bright, clear. Such as 天朗氣清 (clear sky and fresh air).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    roh(ロウ) ロウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aki.raka(あきらか) あきらか

    hoga.raka(ほが-らか) ほが-らか

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    月 (tsuki・tsukihen)

  • Related Keywords

    cheerful clear resonant bright serene calm distinct glad happy joyful lucid luminous optimistic radiant sunny transparent

Sentences including 朗

  • That's good news.

  • We have good news.

  • That's good news to me.

  • There is a piece of good news for you.

  • He is always cheerful.

  • This is, indeed, a great piece of news.

  • He is a cheerful young man.

  • Listen, I have good news.

  • Taro stayed in Japan for three days.

  • The parents named their baby Akira.

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