EntryCommonWaniKani 43
  1. Noun

    good news; happy news; glad tidings

    彼らからの朗報を待っているところだ。
    I've been expecting good news from them.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful

Kun
ほが.らかあき.らか
On
ロウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1374 of 2500
Radical
moon
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

あきあきらさえ

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4b6.11The Kanji Dictionary
3772.0Four corner code
846deroo
6717Unicode hex code
1-47-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3762Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4802New Nelson (John Haig)
1325New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1679Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
891Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1210Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1469Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1579Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1450A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1394Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1610Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14362PMorohashi
995A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1754Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1878Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1414Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1005henshall3
917Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1628Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1006Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1481Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lang3Pinyin reading
rangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

report, news, reward, retribution

Kun
むく.いる
On
ホウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
167 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-8-4SKIP code
3b9.16The Kanji Dictionary
4744.7Four corner code
1467deroo
5831Unicode hex code
1-42-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1114Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1059New Nelson (John Haig)
1698New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1115Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1515Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1507Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1625Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
306A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1667Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
295Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5275Morohashi
789A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
685Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
698Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
717sakade
436Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
810henshall3
767Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
310crowley
891Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
352Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1521Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bao4Pinyin reading
bo, buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level