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
- —藤五郎鰯flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
- —天一太郎day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)
- —見世女郎low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)
- —散茶女郎prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
- —格子女郎prostitute of the second rank (below the tayū; Edo period)
- —女郎買いbuying the services of a prostitute; whoring
- —源五郎鮒Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
- —金太郎飴Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
- —ぽん太郎idiot; moron
- —ゲス野郎sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
- —鬼太郎袋sickness back; motion sickness bag
- —万次郎鉱manjiroite
- —この野郎you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
- —浦島太郎Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
- —クソ野郎son of a bitch; piece of shit
- —野郎どもbastards; guys; lads
- —下郎言葉low-class language; vulgar words
- —一姫二太郎it's good to have a girl first and then a boy; one girl and two boys are ideal
- —家の子郎党followers; adherents
- —埋め茶女郎low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)