朗

melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ロウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あき.らかほが.らか

Nanori (名乗り)

あきあきらおさえろ

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:10

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1374

Vocabulary

ロウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
明朗	メイロウ	cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest; fair
朗読	ロウドク	reading aloud; recitation
朗報	ロウホウ	good news; happy news; glad tidings
朗詠	ロウエイ	recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
晴朗	セイロウ	clear; fair; fine; serene

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
朗らか	ほがらか	cheerful; merry; sunny; melodious; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
福来朗	ふくろう	owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
福来朗	フクロウ	owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
朗々	ろうろう	clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
音吐朗々	おんとろうろう	in a clear voice

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