Tarō (given name)

{{Infobox given name

| name =Tarō Asō

| image = Tarō Asō 20100714.jpg

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| caption = Tarō Asō, former Prime Minister of Japan

| pronunciation = {{IPA|ja|taꜜ.ɾoː|}}{{cite book|script-title=ja:NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典|publisher=NHK Publishing|editor=NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute|date=24 May 2016|lang=ja}}{{cite book|script-title=ja:新明解日本語アクセント辞典|edition=2nd|editor-last=Kindaichi|editor-first=Haruhiko|editor-link=Haruhiko Kindaichi|editor-last2=Akinaga|editor-first2=Kazue|publisher=Sanseidō|date=10 March 2025|lang=ja}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = Different meanings depending on the kanji used

| region = Japan

| origin = Japanese

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| related names = Jiro
Saburo

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{{nihongo|Tarō|{{ruby|{{linktext|太郎}}|たろう}}}} (alternatively romanized Taro, Tarô, Talo, Taroh or Tarou), is a stand-alone masculine Japanese given name or a common name second half of such a name (literally meaning "eldest son").

Tarō can also be used as a surname, but the etymology and kanji are different.

Written forms

The name Tarō can have many different meanings depending on the kanji characters used to write it. It can also be written using hiragana or katakana. Possible variations of the name Taro include:

  • 太郎, "strong, heroic, masculine"
  • 多朗, "abundance, prolific, melodious"
  • 立楼, "stand up, upright, watchtower"
  • 汰滝, "selected waterfall"

People with the given name

People with given names ending ''-tarō''

Characters

See also

References

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Category:Japanese masculine given names

Category:Masculine given names