喨りょう喨りょう

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Meanings

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

clear and bright (sound); pellucid

formal or literary

A formal, literary term describing a sound that is clear, ringing, and bright, often used in classical poetry or elevated prose. Modern usage is extremely rare.

鐘かねの音ねが喨りょう喨りょうと響ひびき渡わたった。
The sound of the bell rang out clear and bright.
彼かれの声こえは喨りょう喨りょうとして、広ひろ間まの隅すみ々ずみまで届とどいた。
His voice was pellucid, reaching every corner of the hall.

Kanji

喨clear voice

Related words

清きよらか
Describes purity or clarity in a broader sense (water, heart, sound), while 喨喨 is specifically a literary term for clear, bright sound.
朗ろう々ろう
Also a literary term for a clear, sonorous voice, but 朗々 emphasizes fullness and resonance, whereas 喨喨 emphasizes brightness and clarity.

Written forms

喨りょう喨りょう
Literary kanji form; the repetition mark 々 is also used (喨々). Both are rare and mainly encountered in classical or highly formal writing.
喨りょう々りょうUsage100%
Variant using the repetition mark. Same reading and meaning as 喨喨.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 喨 is rare and used phonetically to represent a clear ringing sound. The reduplicated form follows a pattern common in literary sound-descriptive words.