JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 朗: "melodious, clear, bright"
The kanji 朗 means "melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ロウ in on'yomi and ほが.らか, あき.らか in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ロウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほが.らかあき.らか
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1374 of 2,501 |
Common words with 朗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 朗らかcheerful; merry; sunny; melodious · bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
- 朗読reading aloud; recitation
- 朗報good news; happy news; glad tidings
- 朗々clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant
- 明朗cheerful; bright · clear; clean; honest; fair
- 朗読会recital; recitation; public reading
- 明朗快活cheerful and openhearted
- 晴朗clear; fair; fine; serene
- 朗詠recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
- 明朗会計clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
- 朗吟recitation; singing
- 朗唱recitation; chant
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