朗 — kanji meaning “melodious”
朗
melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful
- Meanings
- melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful
- On'yomi
- ロウ (rou)
- Kun'yomi
- ほが.らか、あき.らか
- Name readings
- あき、あきら、お、さえ、ろ
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1374 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 74
- Chinese reading
- lǎng — Chinese character page
Words with 朗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朗読 | ろうどく roudoku | reading aloud; recitation |
| 朗報 | ろうほう rouhou | good news; happy news; glad tidings |
| 明朗 | めいろう meirou | cheerful; bright |
| 朗らか | ほがらか hogaraka | cheerful; merry; sunny |
| 朗詠 | ろうえい rouei | recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem) |
| 朗々 | ろうろう rourou | clear; sonorous; full-sounding |
| 不明朗 | ふめいろう fumeirou | gloominess; gloom |
| 晴朗 | せいろう seirou | clear; fair; fine |
| 朗唱 | ろうしょう roushou | recitation; chant |
| 朗吟 | ろうぎん rougin | recitation; singing |
| 音吐朗朗 | おんとろうろう ontorourou | in a clear voice |
| 晃朗 | こうろう kourou | bright and brilliant |
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