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KANJI
朗
bright
clear, cheerful, serene, melodious
Kun'yomi
ほがhoga
On'yomi
ろうrou
Example sentences
彼かの女じょの朗ほがらかな性せい格かくは周まわりの人ひと々びとをいつも明あかるくする。
Her cheerful personality always brightens up the people around her.
彼かれは詩しを感かん情じょうを込こめて朗ろう読どくし、聴ちょう衆しゅうを魅み了りょうした。
He recited the poem with feeling, captivating the audience.
探さがし求もとめていた研けん究きゅう資し金きんが見みつかったという朗ろう報ほうが届とどき、研けん究きゅう室しつは活かっ気きに満みちた。
The good news that the research funding we had been searching for was found arrived, and the lab was filled with vitality.

Practice exercises

1
朗
Answer
brightclearcheerfulmelodious
2
朗読どく
reading aloud; recitation
Answer
ろうどく
3
朗
Answer
ろうほが
4
朗報ほう
good news; glad tidings
Answer
ろうほう
5
明めい朗
bright; clear; cheerful; open-hearted
Answer
めいろう
6
朗らか
cheerful; bright; serene; light-hearted
Answer
ほがらか