Japanese Dictionary

Words

13 words found
  • 朗らか
    JLPT 2
    Kana Reading
    ほがらか
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      brightness; cheerfulness; melodious
      Example sentence
      母は、のんきでほがらかでお人好しです。 My mother is carefree, cheerful and good-natured.
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  • 朗読
    JLPT 1
    Kana Reading
    ろうどく
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
      Meaning
      reading aloud; recitation
      Example sentence
      彼はその詩を一本調子で朗読した。 He read the poem in a monotone.
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  • 朗報
    Kana Reading
    ろうほう
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      good news
      Example sentence
      彼らからの朗報を待っているところだ。 I've been expecting good news from them.
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Kanji

2 kanji found
  • 朗 JLPT 1

    10 strokes

    melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful

    On'Yomi: ロウ

    Kun'Yomi: ほが.らか, あき.らか

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  • 朗

    11 strokes

    clear, bright, distinct

    On'Yomi:

    Kun'Yomi:

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