朗 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「月」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「月」
- On
- ロウろう · rō
- Kun
- ほが(らか)hoga(raka)
- Meaning
- bright; cheerful; clear
Stroke order
Origin
良 "good" plus 月 "moon"; moonlight bright and clear — hence "bright, cheerful."
Readings and examples
| Onロウろうrō | 朗読ろうどく朗々とろうろうと明朗めいろう |
|---|---|
| Kunほがらかhogaraka | 朗らかだほがらかだ朗らかさほがらかさ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 朗読ろうどく
reading aloud
- 明朗めいろう
cheerful; bright
- 朗詠ろうえい
Example
詩を朗読して聞かせた。
I read the poem aloud to them.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)