Jiro (じろう)

Jiro is read じろう and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 次郎, 慈朗 and 慈郎. All three are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

じ·ろ·う (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Jiro

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 次郎
    じろう
    CommonMasculine

    Second son

    • 次(じ)— next
    • 郎(ろう)— name ending
  • 慈朗
    じろう
    Masculine

    Mercy + clear

    • 慈(じ)— mercy
    • 朗(ろう)— clear
  • 慈郎
    じろう
    Masculine

    Mercy

    • 慈(じ)— mercy
    • 郎(ろう)— name ending

The kanji in Jiro

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 郎name ending2 spellings
  • 慈mercy2 spellings
  • 次next1 spelling
  • 朗clear1 spelling

Jiro with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Jiro on our lists

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Questions about Jiro

Is Jiro a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Jiro is masculine.

What does Jiro mean?

Jiro is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 次郎 reads as "second son", 慈朗 reads as "mercy + clear" and 慈郎 reads as "mercy". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Jiro be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 次郎, 慈朗 and 慈郎. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Jiro?

じろう is 3 beats: じ · ろ · う. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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