ろう
Meanings
Suffix
1. nth son
太郎, 次郎, 三郎, etc., used in men's names
Noun
2. lang; official title in ancient China
3. man; young man
4. my husband; my lover
addressed by women
Archaic
Suffix
5. nth child (male and female)
Kanji used
young guy
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
servant; valet; menial
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
vassals; retainers; followers
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
(arch.) boy (sometimes derog.); you
throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; (lit.) Yelang thinks too highly of itself
vassals; retainers; followers
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
amateur; novice; layman
(arch.) boy (sometimes derog.); you
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
astronomical expert
Examples (5 in total)
Jiro isn't here now.
"Who is younger, Hanako or Taro?" "Taro is."
Except for Taro, Jiro is the tallest.