Taro
太郎
A boy name with 1 common kanji spelling. The most typical, 太郎, combines thick + son.
- Hiragana
- たろう
- Katakana
- タロウ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Tarō
- Morae
- 3 たろう
- Gender
- Boy
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
太郎
- 太thick, great
- 郎son
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Taro. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- たろくんtaro-kun
- たろちゃんtaro-chan
- たろうくんtarō-kun
- たろうちゃんtarō-chan
- たーちゃんta-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.