Illustration: On an overcast morning outside a Japanese apartment block, a resident cheerfully sweeps fallen leaves while greeting two passing neighbors. Their face carries an open, unforced smile, their posture is upright and relaxed, and one hand rises in a lively wave.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

明めい朗ろう

meirou

cheerful, bright

Example sentences

彼かれは明朗めいろう快活かいかつな青年せいねんだ。
He is a cheerful young man.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
性格せいかくは明朗めいろう快活かいかつで子供好こどもすきと伝つたわる。
It is said that he was easygoing and liked children.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
多おおくの作品さくひんにおいて明朗めいろう快活かいかつな好青年こうせいねんとして描えがかれる。
Jutaro was described as a cheerful, active, and likable young man in many works.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 明朗

明bright; lightOnメイ・ミョウ・ミンKunあかり・あかるい・あかるむ
朗melodious; clearOnロウKunほがらか・あきらか

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