朗 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「月」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「月」
- On
- ロウ
- Kun
- ほが(らか)
- Meaning
- bright; cheerful; clear
Origin
良 "good" plus 月 "moon"; moonlight bright and clear — hence "bright, cheerful."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ロウ | 朗読・朗々と・明朗 |
|---|---|
| ほがらか | 朗らかだ・朗らかさ |
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
Example
詩を朗読して聞かせた。
I read the poem aloud to them.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)