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Kanji Detail for 朗 - "cheerful, clear, bright"

朗

  • Meaning

    朗 means "cheerful, clear, bright."

    1. Cheerful - Bright and clear; sunny disposition.

    2. Clear - Distinct; obvious; evident.

  • 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, bright
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, うらら, さえ)

    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

    clear; bright; distinct

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    clear, bright; distinct

  • Onyomi

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    roh(ロウ) ロウ

  • Kunyomi

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    hoga.raka(ほが-らか) ほが-らか

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    月 (tsuki・tsukihen)

  • Related Keywords

    cheerful clear bright loud and clear brilliant distinct evident glad glowing happy joy laughter lucid luminous obvious optimism resounding

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