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ReferenceNamesGentarō
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name

Gentarō

元多朗

Male-classified given-name records.

げんたろうゲンタロウGentarō
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings23

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows23

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Gentarō

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingげんたろう

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formゲンタロウ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationGentarō

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Gentarou. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationげ · ん · た · ろ · う

5 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

Audio note: the play button uses Japanese text-to-speech provided by the visitor’s browser/device. It is a convenience preview, not a recorded native-speaker pronunciation or pitch-accent authority.

Reading profile

How Gentarō is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings1

げんたろう

Kanji-based spellings23

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters5

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae5

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

3-kanji forms23

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asNo additional class found

げんたろう in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
けんたろうKentarō7475 source rowsmale 74 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: male 73 · unspecified 100 source rows
げんたろうGentarō00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Gentarō

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data23

17–34 strokes observed span

Median total strokes23

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms23

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
げんたろうGentarō523
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
太郎7 analyzed forms多朗5 analyzed forms多郎5 analyzed forms太朗5 analyzed forms源太3 analyzed forms元多2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

3 of 23 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked23

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings3

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading20

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

厳太郎
2 source-recorded readings
IzutarōいずたろうGentarōげんたろう · this page

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Gentarō spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
太plump, thick, big around13001304おお, たか, ひろJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
郎son, counter for sons12012009いら, お, とう, もん +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
多many, frequent, much10001006—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
朗clear, bright, distinct100100011—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
源source, origin5500013はら, みな, もとJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
元beginning, former time, origin440004ちか, はじめ, はる, ゆき +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
厳stern, strictness, severity4400017いつ, いづ, きゅうら, としJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
弦bowstring, chord, hypotenuse440008—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
玄mysterious, occultness, black440005けん, はる, はるかJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
拳fist1100010—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
良good, pleasing, skilled101007じ, なが, まこと, よし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
現present, existing, actual1100011あきら, きらJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 23. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

For VPS safety, contiguous-sequence lookups are limited to six 2–4 kanji forms per canonical page and cached for 12 hours per active JMnedict generation.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Gentarō spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

太plump, thick, big around13 of 23 analyzed forms郎son, counter for sons12 of 23 analyzed forms多many, frequent, much10 of 23 analyzed forms朗clear, bright, distinct10 of 23 analyzed forms源source, origin5 of 23 analyzed forms元beginning, former time, origin4 of 23 analyzed forms厳stern, strictness, severity4 of 23 analyzed forms弦bowstring, chord, hypotenuse4 of 23 analyzed forms玄mysterious, occultness, black4 of 23 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Gentarō

23 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading げんたろう. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

Spelling comparator

Compare Gentarō forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
元多朗げんたろう元 — beginning, former time · 多 — many, frequent · 朗 — clear, bright21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
元多郎げんたろう元 — beginning, former time · 多 — many, frequent · 郎 — son, counter for sons19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
元太朗げんたろう元 — beginning, former time · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
元太郎げんたろう元 — beginning, former time · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厳多朗げんたろう厳 — stern, strictness · 多 — many, frequent · 朗 — clear, bright34All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厳多郎げんたろう厳 — stern, strictness · 多 — many, frequent · 郎 — son, counter for sons32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厳太朗げんたろう厳 — stern, strictness · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright32All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
厳太郎げんたろう厳 — stern, strictness · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
弦多朗げんたろう弦 — bowstring, chord · 多 — many, frequent · 朗 — clear, bright25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
弦多郎げんたろう弦 — bowstring, chord · 多 — many, frequent · 郎 — son, counter for sons23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
弦太朗げんたろう弦 — bowstring, chord · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
弦太郎げんたろう弦 — bowstring, chord · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons21All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
拳太郎げんたろう拳 — fist · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
源多朗げんたろう源 — source, origin · 多 — many, frequent · 朗 — clear, bright30All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
源多郎げんたろう源 — source, origin · 多 — many, frequent · 郎 — son, counter for sons28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
源太朗げんたろう源 — source, origin · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright28All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Gentarō mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

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Where to go next from Gentarō

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Exact reading

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Ge / げ

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太 — plump, thick

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郎 — son, counter for sons

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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