朗
朗 — Melodious
melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful
On’yomiロウ (rou)
Kun’yomiほがらか (hogaraka)
Kun’yomiあきらか (akiraka)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 朗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朗読 | ろうどく roudoku | reading aloud; recitation |
| 明朗 | めいろう meirou | cheerful; bright; clear |
| 朗報 | ろうほう rouhou | good news; happy news; glad tidings |
| 朗らか | ほがらか hogaraka | cheerful; merry; sunny |
| 朗詠 | ろうえい rouei | recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem) |
Study notes
朗 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1374 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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