JLPT N2 · な-adjective

朗らか (hogaraka)

朗らか (ほがらか, hogaraka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “cheerful; merry”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほがらか
Romaji: hogaraka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

cheerful; merry; sunny; melodious · な-adjective
bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear · な-adjective

Example sentences

母は、のんきでほがらかでお人好しです。

My mother is carefree, cheerful and good-natured.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 朗らか

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	朗らかだ	ほがらかだ hogarakada
Present (polite)	朗らかです	ほがらかです hogarakadesu
Negative	朗らかじゃない	ほがらかじゃない hogarakajanai
Past	朗らかだった	ほがらかだった hogarakadatta
Negative past	朗らかじゃなかった	ほがらかじゃなかった hogarakajanakatta
Te-form	朗らかで	ほがらかで hogarakade
Before a noun	朗らかな	ほがらかな hogarakana
Adverb (~ni)	朗らかに	ほがらかに hogarakani

Kanji in 朗らか

朗

melodious, clear, brightロウ・ほが.らか・あき.らか · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 朗らか.

朗読ろうどくreading aloud明朗めいろうcheerful

Source: JMdict entry 1560710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.