Moto 郎: Son; Counter For SonsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ロウ、リョウ
- Kun'yomi
- おとこ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 89 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ロウ・リョウ)
- 新郎しんろうbridegroom
- 女郎じょろうprostitute (esp. Edo period)
- 野郎やろうguy; fellow
- かぼちゃ野郎かぼちゃやろうman with an unattractive, unusually shaped face
- この野郎このやろうyou bastard!; you son of a bitch!
- ばか野郎ばかやろうgoddamn idiot; moron
- ぽん太郎ぽんたろうidiot; moron
- むつ五郎むつごろうmudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
- クソ野郎クソやろうson of a bitch; piece of shit
- ゲス野郎ゲスやろうsleazebag; asshole
- 一姫二太郎いちひめにたろうIt's good to have a girl first and then a boy
- 一族郎党いちぞくろうとうone's family and followers; one's whole clan
- 万次郎鉱まんじろうこうmanjiroite
- 下郎げろうservant; valet
- 与太郎よたろうslow witted fellow; counter-hero
- 冒険野郎ぼうけんやろうadventure lover
- 又四郎尺またしろうじゃくMatashirō shaku (approx. 30.26 cm)
- 夜郎自大やろうじだいthrowing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; Yelang thinks too highly of itself
- 天一太郎てんいちたろうday of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)
- 太郎月たろうづきfirst lunar month
- 女郎屋じょろうやbrothel
- 女郎買いじょろうかいbuying the services of a prostitute; whoring
- 孫太郎虫まごたろうむしhellgrammite (larva of dobsonfly species Protohermes grandis)
- 家の子郎党いえのころうとうfollowers; adherents
- 局女郎つぼねじょろうprostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- 川太郎かわたろうkappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
- 悪太郎あくたろうstupid brat; mischievous kid
- 散茶女郎さんちゃじょろうprostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
- 格子女郎こうしじょろうprostitute of the second rank (below the tayū) (Edo period)
- 梅茶女郎うめちゃじょろうlow class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
- 次郎柿じろうがきjiro (variety of sweet Japanese persimmon)
- 河太郎かわたろうkappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
- 浦島太郎うらしまたろうUrashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle
- 浦島太郎状態うらしまたろうじょうたいRip van Winkle feeling; feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to one's hometown
- 源五郎げんごろうdiving beetle
- 源五郎鮒げんごろうぶなJapanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
- 猫にまたたびお女郎に小判ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばんeveryone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone
Other readings
- くそ野郎クソやろうson of a bitch; piece of shit
- ぷー太郎プータローunemployed person; vagabond
- カボチャ野郎かぼちゃやろうman with an unattractive, unusually shaped face
- バカ野郎ばかやろうgoddamn idiot; moron
- プー太郎プータローunemployed person; vagabond
- 三郎さぶろうthird son
- 下種野郎ゲスやろうsleazebag; asshole
- 下衆野郎ゲスやろうsleazebag; asshole
- 似五郎鮒にごろぶなCarassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)
- 南瓜野郎かぼちゃやろうman with an unattractive, unusually shaped face
- 和郎わろboy (sometimes derog.)
- 埋茶女郎うめちゃじょろうlow class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
- 外郎ういろうsweet rice jelly
- 大女郎蜘蛛おおじょろうぐもgolden web spider (Nephila pilipes)
- 女郎花おみなえしgolden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia); scabious patrinia
- 女郎花月おみなえしづきseventh lunar month
- 女郎蜘蛛じょろうぐもNephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider)
- 女郎買じょろうかいbuying the services of a prostitute; whoring
- 弥次郎兵衛やじろべえbalancing toy
- 我郎わろboy (sometimes derog.)
- 新郎新婦しんろうしんぷbride and groom
- 此の野郎このやろうyou bastard!; you son of a bitch!
- 河郎かはくkappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
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