郎 — kanji meaning “son”
郎
son, counter for sons
- Meanings
- son, counter for sons
- On'yomi
- ロウ (rou)、リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi
- おとこ
- Name readings
- いら、お、とう、もん、ろ、ろお
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #569 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 163
- Chinese reading
- láng, làng — Chinese character page
Words with 郎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野郎 | やろう yarou | guy; fellow; chap |
| 新郎 | しんろう shinrou | bridegroom |
| 太郎 | たろう tarou | first son |
| 次郎 | じろう jirou | second son |
| 女郎 | じょろう jorou | prostitute (esp. Edo period) |
| 三郎 | さぶろう saburou | third son |
| 桃太郎 | ももたろう momotarou | Momotarō (Japanese folk tale and popular hero) |
| 金太郎 | きんたろう kintarou | Kintarō; Golden Boy; folklore boy hero and defeater of demons; usu. depicted with a bob cut, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron |
| 一太郎 | いちたろう ichitarou | Ichitarō |
| 女郎 | めろう merou | bitch |
| 藤四郎 | とうしろ toushiro | amateur; novice; layman |
| 源五郎 | げんごろう gengorou | diving beetle |
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