朗らか(な)

ほがらか(な) · hogaraka(na) · JLPT N2 · noun

cheerful

☀️ 朗 = bright, clear + らか = a state of (like 穏やか calm): bright, open mood

朗 means clear or bright, as in 明朗 (cheerful, open). The suffix らか marks a state, as in 穏やか (calm). Together they describe a bright, open mood.

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