Yataro (やたろう)

Yataro is read やたろう and has 4 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 弥太郎 and 彌太郎. All two are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

や·た·ろ·う (4 beats)

Kanji spellings

2 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

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

Kanji spellings of Yataro

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

  • 弥太郎
    やたろう
    CommonMasculine

    Eldest son, ever more

    • 弥(や)— chosen for sound
    • 太(た)— thick
    • 郎(ろう)— name ending
  • 彌太郎
    やたろう
    Masculine

    Thick

    • 彌(や)— chosen for sound
    • 太(た)— thick
    • 郎(ろう)— name ending

The kanji in Yataro

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

  • 太thick2 spellings
  • 郎name ending2 spellings
  • 弥chosen for sound1 spelling
  • 彌chosen for sound1 spelling

Yataro with common surnames

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

Yataro on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Edo Period Japanese NamesJapanese Names with YAncient Japan NamesTraditional Japanese Male NamesLong Japanese NamesJapanese Samurai Names

Questions about Yataro

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

In our data every spelling of Yataro is masculine.

What does Yataro mean?

Yataro is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 弥太郎 reads as "eldest son, ever more" and 彌太郎 reads as "thick". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Yataro be written in kanji?

Our data lists 2: 弥太郎 and 彌太郎. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Yataro?

やたろう is 4 beats: や · 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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