This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ロウ、リョウ、おとこ
Romaji: rou, ryō, otoko
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: いら、お、とう、もん、ろ、ろお
Romaji: ira, o, tou, mon, ro, roo
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Romaji

Meanings

son, counter for sons

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  163
Frequency:  569
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-3
Korean Reading:  rang
Chinese Reading:  lang4
Unicode:  90ce
JIS:  4F3A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1289
Nelson Index: 4762
New Nelson Index: 6138
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d6.5
Four Corner Index: 3772.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1936
Gakken Index: 237
Japanese Names Index: 1145
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39405P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0242
Remembering the kanji Index: 1851
Kanji Way Index: 264
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1827
Kodansha Compact Index: 757
Kanji in Context Index: 546
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 867
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1184
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1868
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1995
Essential Kanji Index: 955
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1641
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 844
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1300

Words

三郎 (さぶろう、サブロウ)
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
金太郎 (きんたろう)
Kintaro; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintaro doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
女郎 (じょろう、じょろ、じょうろ)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
八郎潟 (はちろうがた)
Lagoon Hachiro
新郎 (しんろう)
bridegroom
野郎 (やろう)
guy; fellow; chap; buddy; bastard; asshole; arsehole; son of a bitch
一太郎 (いちたろう)
Ichitaro (word processing package)
我郎 (わろ、わろう)
boy (sometimes derog.); you
郎党 (ろうどう、ろうとう)
vassals; retainers; followers
女郎 (めろう)
bitch
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