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Japanese Names Ending in -ro
The ending -ro (้) is an old word for a grown man. It appears in classic boys' names like Taro and Ichiro, and often follows a number to show birth order.
Names ending in -ro
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro boy | ็พฉๅผ | ใใใฒใ | righteousness + vast |
| Koichiro boy | ๆตฉไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | wide expanse + one + son |
| Masahiro boy | ๆญฃๅคง | ใพใใฒใ | correct + large |
| Kotaro boy | ๅนธๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | happiness + plump + son |
| Seiichiro boy | ่ช ไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | sincerity + one + son |
| Akihiro boy | ๆๅบ | ใใใฒใ | bright + wide |
| Takahiro boy | ้ซๅคง | ใใใฒใ | tall + large |
| Chihiro boy | ๅๅคง | ใกใฒใ | thousand + large |
| Shoichiro boy | ๆญฃไธ้ | ใใใใใกใใ | correct + one + son |
| Soichiro boy | ๅไธ้ | ใใใกใใ | ten + one + son |
| Yasuhiro boy | ๅบทๅผ | ใใใฒใ | ease + vast |
| Nobuhiro boy | ไฟกๅฎ | ใฎใถใฒใ | faith + wide |
| Shotaro boy | ๆญฃๅคช้ | ใใใใใใ | correct + plump + son |
| Mihiro boy | ็พๅฐ | ใฟใฒใ | beauty + inquire |
| Mahiro boy | ็ๅคง | ใพใฒใ | true + large |
| Seijiro boy | ๆธ ๆฌก้ | ใใใใใ | pure + next + son |
| Sotaro boy | ๅฃฎๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | robust + plump + son |
| Kinjiro boy | ้ๆฌก้ | ใใใใใ | gold + next + son |
| Toshihiro boy | ไฟๅผ | ใจใใฒใ | sagacious + vast |
| Kenjiro boy | ๅฅไบ้ | ใใใใใ | healthy + two + son |
| Shiro boy | ๅ่ฏ | ใใใ | four + good |
| Eijiro boy | ่ฑไบ้ | ใใใใใ | England + two + son |
| Shintaro boy | ๆ ๅคช้ | ใใใใ | humility + plump + son |
| Tomohiro boy | ็ฅๅคง | ใจใใฒใ | know + large |
| Kentaro boy | ๅฅๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | healthy + plump + son |
| Kokoro girl | ๅฟๅญ | ใใใ | heart + child |
| Jotaro boy | ไธๅคช้ | ใใใใใใ | length + plump + son |
| Keitaro boy | ๅญๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | square jewel + plump + son |
| Takehiro boy | ๅๅผ | ใใใฒใ | sturdy + vast |
| Norihiro boy | ๆฒๅบ | ใฎใใฒใ | constitution + wide |
| Saburo boy | ไธ่ฏ | ใใถใใ | three + good |
| Taro boy | ๅคง้ | ใใใ | large + son |
| Rintaro boy | ๆๅคช้ | ใใใใใ | grove + plump + son |
| Kojiro boy | ้ซ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | tall + pardon |
| Kosaburo boy | ้ซไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | tall + three + son |
| Hiro unisex | ๅบ็ | ใฒใใ | wide + life |
| Kyosaburo boy | ไบฌไธ้ | ใใใใใถใใ | capital + three + son |
| Seigoro boy | ๆฟไบ้ | ใใใใใ | politics + five + son |
| Kyoichiro boy | ไบฌไธ้ | ใใใใใกใใ | capital + one + son |
| Kyojiro boy | ไบฌ่ตฆ | ใใใใใใ | capital + pardon |
| Keisaburo boy | ไบฌไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | capital + three + son |
| Shojiro boy | ๆญ้ | ใใใใใใ | shining + son |
| Shogoro boy | ๆญฃไบ้ | ใใใใใใ | correct + five + son |
| Eisaburo boy | ่กไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | defense + three + son |
| Kisaburo boy | ๆฅไธ้ | ใใใถใใ | come + three + son |
| Seitaro boy | ๅถๅค้ | ใใใใใ | system + many + son |
| Yoshiro boy | ็้ | ใใใใ | logic + son |
| Kiichiro boy | ๆฐไธ้ | ใใใกใใ | spirit + one + son |
| Sojiro boy | ๅ ้ | ใใใใใ | allot + son |
| Keijiro boy | ๆฌก้ | ใใใใใ | next + son |
| Shinjiro boy | ๆฐ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | new + pardon |
| Kinsaburo boy | ้ไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | gold + three + son |
| Usaburo boy | ๆไธ้ | ใใใถใใ | possess + three + son |
| Kaiichiro boy | ไผไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | meeting + one + son |
| Waichiro boy | ๅไธ่ฏ | ใใใกใใ | harmony + one + good |
| Kazuhiro boy | ไธไธ | ใใใฒใ | one + one |
| Genjiro boy | ๅ ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | beginning + pardon |
| Yujiro boy | ๅ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | friend + pardon |
| Kaijiro boy | ไผ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | meeting + pardon |
| Kingoro boy | ้ไบ้ | ใใใใใ | gold + five + son |
| Shigehiro boy | ๆๅคง | ใใใฒใ | turn into + large |
| Mitsuhiro boy | ไธๅ ฌ | ใฟใคใฒใ | three + public |
| Gensaburo boy | ๅไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | meadow + three + son |
| Kitaro boy | ๅ้ | ใใใใ | north + son |
| Shuichiro boy | ไธปไธ้ | ใใ ใใกใใ | lord + one + son |
| Utaro boy | ๆญ้ | ใใใใ | song + son |
| Wasaburo boy | ๅไธ้ | ใใใถใใ | harmony + three + son |
| Isaburo boy | ็ญๅฒ | ใใใถใใ | short + surround |
| Eiichiro boy | ่กไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | defense + one + son |
| Eitaro boy | ่กๅค้ | ใใใใใ | defense + many + son |
| Jugoro boy | ๅไบ้ | ใใ ใใใใ | ten + five + son |
| Yukihiro boy | ่กๅบ | ใใใฒใ | going + wide |
| Jojiro boy | ไธ่ตฆ | ใใใใใใ | above + pardon |
| Koshiro boy | ้ซๅ้ | ใใใใใ | tall + four + son |
| Ichiro boy | ไธ่ฏ | ใใกใใ | one + good |
| Kozaburo boy | ๅ ฌไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | public + three + son |
| Toshiro boy | ๅนด้ | ใจใใใ | year + son |
| Junjiro boy | ๆบ่ตฆ | ใใ ใใใใ | semi- + pardon |
| Jutaro boy | ๅๅค้ | ใใ ใใใใ | ten + many + son |
| Seizaburo boy | ๆฟไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | politics + three + son |
Common kanji for the ending -ro
The sound -ro can be written with different characters. These are the ones used most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ้ | son, counter for sons (secondary school) | ใญใฆใใชใงใฆใใใจใ | 9 | Koichiro, Kosaburo, Kotaro |
| ่ตฆ | pardon, forgiveness (secondary school) | ใทใฃ | 11 | Kojiro, Kyojiro, Shinjiro |
| ๅคง | large, big (taught in grade 1) | ใใคใใฟใคใใใ | 3 | Tomomi, Hiroaki, Masahiro |
| ๅบ | wide, broad, spacious (taught in grade 2) | ใณใฆใใฒใ | 5 | Hiroe, Hiro, Hiroyoshi |
| ่ฏ | good, pleasing, skilled (taught in grade 4) | ใชใงใฆใใใใ | 7 | Yoshio, Yoshie, Yura |
| ๅฒ | surround, besiege, store (taught in grade 4) | ใคใใใ | 7 | Isaburo, Shozaburo, Shosaburo |
| ๅผ | vast, broad, wide (name kanji) | ใณใฆใใฐใใฒใ | 5 | Yoshihiro, Yasuhiro, Hiroka |
| ๅ ฌ | public, prince, official (taught in grade 2) | ใณใฆใใฏใใใใใ | 4 | Kimiko, Kosuke, Isako |
Questions
What does -ro mean in Japanese names?
The ending -ro (้) is an old word for a grown man.
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