Kanji1 / 9
郎 kanji
son, counter for sons
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ロウリョウ
Kun readings
おとこ
Variant forms
郒郞Words with 郎
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —局女郎prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- —太郎月first lunar month
- —白水郎fisherman
- —番太郎watchman
- —金太郎Kintarō; Golden Boy; folklore boy hero and defeater of demons; usu. depicted with a bob cut, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
- —河太郎kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
- —藤四郎amateur; novice; layman
- —牛太郎brothel tout; pimp
- —一太郎Ichitarō; Ichitaro (word processing package)
- —英辞郎Eijiro (digital English-Japanese dictionary)
- —桃太郎Momotarō (Japanese folk tale and popular hero)
- —新郎新婦bride and groom
- —馬鹿野郎goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
- —夜郎自大throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; Yelang thinks too highly of itself
- —女郎蜘蛛jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata)
- —一族郎党one's family and followers; one's whole clan
- —冒険野郎adventure lover
- —むつ五郎mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
- —孫太郎虫hellgrammite (larva of dobsonfly species Protohermes grandis)
- —又四郎尺Matashirō shaku (approx. 30.26 cm)