Taro (たろう)

Taro is read たろう and has 3 beats. Our data lists 4 spellings: 太郎, 多朗, 多郎 and 太朗. All four are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

た·ろ·う (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

4 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

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

Kanji spellings of Taro

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

  • 太郎
    たろう
    CommonMasculine

    Eldest son

    • 太(た)— thick
    • 郎(ろう)— name ending
  • 多朗
    たろう
    Masculine

    Many + clear

    • 多(た)— many
    • 朗(ろう)— clear
  • 多郎
    たろう
    Masculine

    Many

    • 多(た)— many
    • 郎(ろう)— name ending
  • 太朗
    たろう
    Masculine

    Thick + clear

    • 太(た)— thick
    • 朗(ろう)— clear

The kanji in Taro

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

  • 太thick2 spellings
  • 郎name ending2 spellings
  • 多many2 spellings
  • 朗clear2 spellings

Taro with common surnames

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

Taro on our lists

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Questions about Taro

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

In our data every spelling of Taro is masculine.

What does Taro mean?

Taro is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 太郎 reads as "eldest son", 多朗 reads as "many + clear" and 多郎 reads as "many". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Taro be written in kanji?

Our data lists 4: 太郎, 多朗, 多郎 and 太朗. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Taro?

たろう is 3 beats: た · 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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