Kanji

What does the kanji 郎 mean?

郎 means young man, son. On'yomi ロウ、リョウ. Kun'yomi おとこ.

Quick facts
On'yomiロウ、リョウ
Kun'yomiおとこ
Strokes9
Main radical邑
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ロウ、リョウKun'yomi おとこ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

young man, son

Memory hook

The one who has stopped (艮) in his home district and grown up — YOUNG MAN, SON.

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.