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明朗 (めいろう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

明めい朗ろう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

cheerful; bright; sunny

Describes a person's personality, mood, or atmosphere as open, cheerful, and optimistic.

彼かの女じょは明めい朗ろうな

性せい

格かく

で

、

誰だれ

と

で

も

すぐ

仲なか

良よ

く

なる

。

She has a cheerful personality and quickly becomes friends with anyone.

明めい朗ろうな雰ふん囲い気きの職しょく場ばで働はたらきたい。

I want to work in a workplace with a bright atmosphere.

2

clear; clean; fair; honest

Used for business dealings, accounting, or attitudes that are transparent, aboveboard, and without hidden tricks.

明めい朗ろう会かい計けいが当とう店てんのモットーです。
Fair and transparent accounting is our shop's motto.
明めい朗ろうな態たい度どで交こう渉しょうに臨のぞむ。
Approach the negotiation with an honest and open attitude.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉は性せい格かくが明めい朗ろうだsomeone has a cheerful, sunny personality
彼かれは性せい格かくが明めい朗ろうで、誰だれからも好すかれている。
He has such a cheerful, open personality that everyone likes him.
〈事こと〉を明めい朗ろうにするto make (a transaction, procedure, etc.) clear and aboveboard
会かい社しゃは経けい理りを明めい朗ろうにするため、すべての領りょう収しゅう書しょを公こう開かいした。
The company made its accounting transparent by disclosing every receipt.

Kanji

明bright, light
朗melodious, clear, bright

Related words

明あかるいN5sense 1
明るい is the everyday i-adjective for physical brightness or a cheerful vibe, while 明朗 is a more formal na-adjective used to describe an openly cheerful character or clear, honest dealings.
公こう正せいN2sense 2
公正 focuses on impartial fairness in judgments or rules, while 明朗 emphasizes that dealings are transparent and free of hidden tricks.
快かい活かつ sense 1
快活 emphasizes lively, energetic cheerfulness, whereas 明朗 stresses an open, untroubled brightness of character.
潔けっ白ぱくN1sense 2
潔白 stresses moral innocence and being free of wrongdoing, while 明朗 highlights the visible transparency and clarity of an act or transaction.
陽よう気きN3sense 1
陽気 describes a bubbly, upbeat mood or personality, while 明朗 is slightly more formal and can also apply to a person's clean, straightforward nature.

Opposites

陰いん気きN1sense 1
陰気 describes a gloomy, dark mood or personality, the direct opposite of the cheerful, sunny quality of 明朗.
不ふ正せいN3sense 2
不正 refers to dishonest or fraudulent conduct, the opposite of the clean, aboveboard dealings described by 明朗.

Don't confuse with

明めい瞭りょうN1
明瞭 means clear or distinct, usually describing speech, explanations, or images, while 明朗 describes a cheerful personality or honest, transparent dealings.

Word family

不ふ明めい朗ろう
gloominess; gloom · questionable; unfair; underhand
明めい朗ろう会かい計けい
clear accounting; transparent billing
明めい朗ろう快かい活かつ
cheerful and openhearted

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 明 (bright, clear) and 朗 (bright, cheerful). The combination conveys both brightness and clarity, extended metaphorically to personality and dealings.

明めい朗ろう闊かっ達たつ

cheerful and openhearted; bright and magnanimous