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Kanji for Son
The kanji for “son” is 郎, read rou and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
郎
son
A classic ending for boys' names, as in Ichirō and Tarō.
9 strokes On reading ロウ、リョウ (rou, ryou) Kun reading おとこ (otoko) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: son, counter for sons
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ro, rou
In Japan it appears in about 7,637 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in boys’ names.
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