Japanese symbol for “lads”

野郎ども

やろうども

Romaji: yaroudomo

bastards; guys; lads

In Japanese, lads is 野郎ども, read やろうども (yaroudomo).

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Meanings

n bastards; guys; lads

Written forms: 野郎ども、野郎共. Readings: やろうども.

Kanji and stroke order

野

plains, field, rustic

on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-

11 strokes · JLPT 3

郎

son, counter for sons

on: ロウ、リョウ
kun: おとこ

9 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
野球	やきゅう yakyuu	baseball
分野	ぶんや bun'ya	field; sphere; realm
野菜	やさい yasai	vegetable
野党	やとう yatou	opposition party; the opposition
視野	しや shiya	field of vision; view
平野	へいや heiya	plain; open field
野郎	やろう yarou	guy; fellow; chap
新郎	しんろう shinrou	bridegroom

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.