"太郎" meaning in Japanese

See 太郎 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ta̠ɾo̞ː] Forms: 太郎 [canonical] (ruby: 太(た), 郎(ろう)), Tarō [romanization], Tarau [romanization], たらう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Appears to be a coinage within Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 太 (ta, “fat; great”) + 郎 (rō, “boy”). Initially used as a given name for an eldest son. Attested since at least the early 900s. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=たろう}} Middle Chinese, {{compound|ja|太|郎|sort=たろう|t1=fat; great|t2=boy|tr1=ta|tr2=rō}} 太 (ta, “fat; great”) + 郎 (rō, “boy”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|たろう|hhira=たらう}} 太(た)郎(ろう) • (Tarō) ^(←たらう (Tarau)?)
  1. a male given name (particularly for an eldest son) Categories (topical): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names
    Sense id: en-太郎-ja-name-ok6owN~a Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 61 3 11 2 4 19
  2. (euphemistic, by extension) the first, the biggest, the tallest, the most, the best Tags: broadly, euphemistic
    Sense id: en-太郎-ja-name-9vCgdyK9 Categories (other): Japanese euphemisms, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

Noun

IPA: [ta̠ɾo̞ː] Forms: 太郎 [canonical] (ruby: 太(た), 郎(ろう)), tarō [romanization], tarau [romanization], たらう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Appears to be a coinage within Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 太 (ta, “fat; great”) + 郎 (rō, “boy”). Initially used as a given name for an eldest son. Attested since at least the early 900s. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=たろう}} Middle Chinese, {{compound|ja|太|郎|sort=たろう|t1=fat; great|t2=boy|tr1=ta|tr2=rō}} 太 (ta, “fat; great”) + 郎 (rō, “boy”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|たろう|hhira=たらう}} 太(た)郎(ろう) • (tarō) ^(←たらう (tarau)?)
  1. (Internet slang) generic protagonist of isekai-kei and social-network games Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-太郎-ja-noun-iZTkJwhd
  2. (derogatory, slang) a fool, an idiot Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-太郎-ja-noun-TUh-Js3o Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  3. (derogatory, slang, criminal jargon) a country bumpkin, a mark (as a targeted victim for theft or other crime) Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-太郎-ja-noun-lX5E1pxO Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

Suffix

IPA: [ta̠ɾo̞ː] Forms: 太郎 [canonical] (ruby: 太(た), 郎(ろう)), -tarō [romanization], -tarau [romanization], たらう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Appears to be a coinage within Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 太 (ta, “fat; great”) + 郎 (rō, “boy”). Initially used as a given name for an eldest son. Attested since at least the early 900s. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=たろう}} Middle Chinese, {{compound|ja|太|郎|sort=たろう|t1=fat; great|t2=boy|tr1=ta|tr2=rō}} 太 (ta, “fat; great”) + 郎 (rō, “boy”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|たろう|hhira=たらう}} 太(た)郎(ろう) • (-tarō) ^(←たらう (-tarau)?)
  1. suffixing element in male given names Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-太郎-ja-suffix-JQmxoNC7 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 4 6 11 37 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 23 12 4 9 19 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 12 4 9 16 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 13 4 10 16 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 12 4 9 16 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 17 3 2 3 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 2 2 4 59
     
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      "other": "たろー"
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      "ipa": "[ta̠ɾo̞ː]"
    }
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  ],
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}

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        "3": "郎",
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        {
          "english": "-",
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              "太郎",
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            ],
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              "太郎",
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            ],
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              "太郎",
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            ],
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            ]
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        }
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        "suffixing element in male given names"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 太郎 meaning in Japanese (7.8kB)

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