Phonosemantic compound. 月 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound.
Components
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Historical Evolution
朗
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
朗
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
朗
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
朗
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
朗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
朗 [lǎng]
clear; bright
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
朗 あき
Aki female given name
朗 あきら
Akira given name
朗 うらら
Urara female given name
朗 さえ
Sae female given name
朗 ほがら
Hogara female given name
朗 ろう
Rou surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (96)
伊朗 [Yīlǎng] #8,186
Iran
布朗 [Bùlǎng] #6,029
Brown (name)
明朗 [mínglǎng] #15,562
bright
开朗 [kāilǎng] #14,339
spacious and well-lit
开朗 [kāilǎng] #14,339
spacious and well-lit
阿姆斯特朗 [Amǔsītèlǎng] #8,034
surname Armstrong
晴朗 [qínglǎng] #14,304
sunny and cloudless
朗读 [lǎngdú] #14,121
to read aloud
朗读 [lǎngdú] #14,121
to read aloud
朗诵 [lǎngsòng] #18,935
to read aloud with expression
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 朗らか [ほがらか] #9,639
cheerful
⭐ 朗読 [ろうどく] #17,458
reading aloud
⭐ 朗報 [ろうほう] #17,872
good news
朗々 [ろうろう] #19,957
clear
⭐ 明朗 [めいろう] #41,430
cheerful
朗読会 [ろうどくかい] #56,048
recital
明朗快活 [めいろうかいかつ] #74,811
cheerful and openhearted
晴朗 [せいろう] #88,301
clear
⭐ 朗詠 [ろうえい] #92,685
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
明朗会計 [めいろうかいけい] #109,744
clear accounting
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KOREAN WORDS (4)