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朧
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胧
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moon

HSK 10
Nature →Weather
lóng
ロウ
おぼろ
롱
Phonosemantic compound. 月 represents the meaning and 龍 represents the sound.
Components
月 month+ 龍 dragon =
朧 moon
月 Meaning component
yuè month
moon
龍 Phonetic component
dragon
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Notes
Similar Characters
刖 cutting off feet塍 Path A Raised Path外 outside炙 broil钥 lock (simp)亙 extend across (trad)明 bright望 expect朝 dynasty朐 warm (6710)朔 first day of lunar month朗 lucent朞 full year期 period of time朦 dim潸 tears甩 fling肖 resemble胧 condition or appearance (simp)臍 abdominal area of crab (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
朧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
胧 / 朧 [lóng]
rising moon
Japanese
朧 、 朧ろ おぼろ 同音
  1. adj-na usually kana hazy; dim; faint; vague
  2. noun food usually kana minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
朧 おぼろ
Oboro female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (3)
朦胧 [méng​lóng] #16,831
hazy
朦胧诗 [méng​lóng​shī] #53,522
Misty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movement
黑骨胧东 [hēi​gu​lōng​dōng]
variant of 黑咕隆咚[hēi​gu​lōng​dōng]
JAPANESE WORDS (11)
朦朧 [もうろう] #9,624
dim
朧 [おぼろ] #20,759
hazy
朧気 [おぼろげ] #33,077
vague
朧月 [おぼろづき] #61,250
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
意識朦朧 [いしきもうろう] #81,350
being in a hazy state
朧月夜 [おぼろづきよ] #106,121
misty, moonlit night
朧夜 [おぼろよ] #119,543
misty, moonlit night
酔眼朦朧 [すいがんもうろう] #153,899
(with) one's eyes blurred from drinking
おぼろ豆腐 [おぼろどうふ] #167,804
soft, unpressed tofu
おぼろ雲 [おぼろぐも] #217,823
altostratus cloud
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