group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Yoshitarō
佳太郎
Male-classified given-name records.
よしたろうヨシタロウYoshitarō
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 Yoshitarō
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: Yoshitarou. 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 Yoshitarō 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.
よしたろう
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.
よしたろう 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| よしたろうYoshitarō | 1717 source rows | male 17source rows · distinct forms: male 17 | 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 Yoshitarō
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.
18–28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| よしたろう | Yoshitarō | 5 | 17 |
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
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?
12 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
由太郎
4 source-recorded readings
良太郎
4 source-recorded readings
昌太郎
3 source-recorded readings
佳太郎
2 source-recorded readings
KeitarōけいたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
儀太郎
2 source-recorded readings
GitarōぎたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
吉太郎
2 source-recorded readings
KichitarōきちたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
善太郎
2 source-recorded readings
ZentarōぜんたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
喜太郎
2 source-recorded readings
KitarōきたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · 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 Yoshitarō 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 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | いら, お, とう, もん +2 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 好 | fond, pleasing, like something | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | こ, たか, とし, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 良 | good, pleasing, skilled | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | じ, なが, まこと, よし +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 芳 | perfume, balmy, favorable | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | お, かおる, は, ほ +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 佳 | excellent, beautiful, good | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | けい, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 儀 | ceremony, rule, affair | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | のり, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 吉 | good luck, joy, congratulations | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | え, き, きっ, きる +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 善 | virtuous, good, goodness | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | たる, よし | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6 |
| 喜 | rejoice, take pleasure in | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | あき, きゅ, のぶ, ゆき +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5 |
| 嘉 | applaud, praise, esteem | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ひろ, よし, よしみ, かず +1 | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 朗 | clear, bright, distinct | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10 |
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
佳太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
KeitarōけいたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
儀太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
GitarōぎたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
吉太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
KichitarōきちたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
善太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
ZentarōぜんたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
喜太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
KitarōきたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
嘉太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
KatarōかたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
好太朗
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Yoshitarōよしたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
好太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
KōtarōこうたろうYoshitarōよしたろう · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
昌太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
由太郎
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
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Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Yoshitarō 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.
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Yoshitarō
17 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading よしたろう. 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.
佳太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
儀太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
吉太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
善太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
喜太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
嘉太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
好太朗
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
好太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
昌太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
由太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
美太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
義太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
能太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
良太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
芳太良
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
芳太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
葭太郎
よしたろう · Yoshitarō
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
Spelling comparator
Compare Yoshitarō 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 佳太郎 | よしたろう | 佳 — excellent, beautiful · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 儀太郎 | よしたろう | 儀 — ceremony, rule · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 28 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 吉太郎 | よしたろう | 吉 — good luck, joy · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 善太郎 | よしたろう | 善 — virtuous, good · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 喜太郎 | よしたろう | 喜 — rejoice, take pleasure in · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 25 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 嘉太郎 | よしたろう | 嘉 — applaud, praise · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 27 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 好太朗 | よしたろう | 好 — fond, pleasing · 太 — plump, thick · 朗 — clear, bright | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 好太郎 | よしたろう | 好 — fond, pleasing · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 19 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 昌太郎 | よしたろう | 昌 — prosperous, bright · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 由太郎 | よしたろう | 由 — wherefore, a reason · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 美太郎 | よしたろう | 美 — beauty, beautiful · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 22 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 義太郎 | よしたろう | 義 — righteousness, justice · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 26 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 能太郎 | よしたろう | 能 — ability, talent · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 良太郎 | よしたろう | 良 — good, pleasing · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 20 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 芳太良 | よしたろう | 芳 — perfume, balmy · 太 — plump, thick · 良 — good, pleasing | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 芳太郎 | よしたろう | 芳 — perfume, balmy · 太 — plump, thick · 郎 — son, counter for sons | 20 | 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 Yoshitarō 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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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.
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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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