朗

10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful

Kun'yomi
  • ほがらか
    		cheerful ②bright (sky, day, etc.)
  • あきらか
On'yomi
  • ロウ
Nanori
  • あき
  • あきら
  • お
  • さえ
  • ろ

Main Radical

月(KanXi) 肉(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ロウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

melodious, clear, bright
ロウ　ほが.らか　あき.らか (6th, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)

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References

Unicode hex code 6717
JIS X 0208 1-47-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3762
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4802
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14362P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1754
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1878
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 1005
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 917
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1628
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1006
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1481
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b6.11
Four corner code 3772.0
De Roo Code 846