group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Rintarō
倫太郎
Given-name classification varies across source records.
りんたろうリンタロウRintarō
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings17 Source spelling/reading rows17 Coverage levelExtended
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.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Rintarō
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Rintarou. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
5 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Reading profile
How Rintarō 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.
りんたろう
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
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.
りんたろう in the imported JMnedict corpus
17 source spelling/reading rows
0 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| りんたろうRintarō | 1717 source rows | male 16 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: male 16 · unspecified 1 | 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 Rintarō
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.
21–39 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| りんたろう | Rintarō | 5 | 17 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
太郎13 analyzed forms太朗4 analyzed forms凛太2 analyzed forms凜太2 analyzed forms林太2 analyzed forms麟太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?
1 of 17 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.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
鈴太郎
2 source-recorded readings
SuzutarōすずたろうRintarōりんたろう · 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 Rintarō 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.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 太 | plump, thick, big around | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | おお, たか, ひろ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 郎 | son, counter for sons | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | いら, お, とう, もん +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 朗 | clear, bright, distinct | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
| 凛 | cold, strict, severe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 凜 | cold, strict, severe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 林 | grove, forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | し | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 麟 | Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 倫 | ethics, companion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | とも, のり, ひとし, ひろ +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 燐 | phosphorus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | Unclassified in the loaded KANJIDIC grade field |
| 琳 | jewel, tinkling of jewelry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 綸 | thread, silk cloth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 臨 | look to, face, meet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | み | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
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.
Exact written form
倫太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
凛太朗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
凛太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
凜太朗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
凜太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
林太朗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
林太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
燐太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
琳太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
綸太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Rintarōりんたろう · this page
Characters in order
Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 17. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.
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Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Rintarō 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 around17 of 17 analyzed forms郎son, counter for sons13 of 17 analyzed forms朗clear, bright, distinct4 of 17 analyzed forms凛cold, strict, severe2 of 17 analyzed forms凜cold, strict, severe2 of 17 analyzed forms林grove, forest2 of 17 analyzed forms麟Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe2 of 17 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Rintarō
17 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading りんたろう. 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.
倫太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
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凛太朗
りんたろう · Rintarō
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凛太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
凜太朗
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
凜太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
林太朗
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
林太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
燐太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
琳太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
綸太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
臨太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
輪太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
鈴太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
霖太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
鱗太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
麟太朗
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
麟太郎
りんたろう · Rintarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Rintarō 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.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 倫太郎 | りんたろう | 倫 — ethics, companion · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 凛太朗 | りんたろう | 凛 — cold, strict · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright | 30 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 凛太郎 | りんたろう | 凛 — cold, strict · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 凜太朗 | りんたろう | 凜 — cold, strict · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright | 30 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 凜太郎 | りんたろう | 凜 — cold, strict · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 林太朗 | りんたろう | 林 — grove, forest · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 林太郎 | りんたろう | 林 — grove, forest · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 燐太郎 | りんたろう | 燐 — phosphorus · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 30 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 琳太郎 | りんたろう | 琳 — jewel, tinkling of jewelry · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 綸太郎 | りんたろう | 綸 — thread, silk cloth · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 27 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 臨太郎 | りんたろう | 臨 — look to, face · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 31 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 輪太郎 | りんたろう | 輪 — wheel, ring · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 鈴太郎 | りんたろう | 鈴 — small bell, buzzer · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 霖太郎 | りんたろう | 霖 — long rainy spell · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 29 | Includes unclassified/outside loaded jōyō-jinmeiyō class |
| 鱗太郎 | りんたろう | 鱗 — scales (fish) · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 37 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 麟太朗 | りんたろう | 麟 — Chinese unicorn, genius · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright | 39 | All 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 Rintarō 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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