# 朗 — Bright

Frequency rank 1497 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 伯 (Chief), less common than 遇 (Treatment).

- On’yomi: ろう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 月 Moon (Kangxi 74)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Good luck on the left with the moon on the right — good luck shining under a bright moon, everything illuminated and cheerful.

In words:

- 朗らか ほがらか — brightness,cheerfulness,melodious
- 朗読 ろうどく — reading aloud;recitation
- 明朗 めいろう — bright;clear;cheerful

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