# 朗 — melodious; serene

朗 means “melodious; serene”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ロウ (rou). Kun'yomi: ほが(らか) (hogaraka). You'll see it in words such as 朗らか (hogaraka, “cheerful; merry”).

- Meaning: melodious; serene
- On'yomi: ロウ (rou)
- Kun'yomi: ほが(らか) (hogaraka)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 3

## How to remember 朗

Parts: 良 good · 月 moon; flesh

## Words with 朗

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 朗らか | ほがらか (hogaraka) | cheerful; merry |

## More in the “Feelings 3” set

[朗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/melodious/) · [寛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lenient/) · [貞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/upright/) · [恩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kindness/) · [狂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crazed/) · [悔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regret/) · [惨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wretched/) · [懐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nostalgic/) · [奮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stirred-up/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/melodious/. Last updated 2026-11-01.