The kanji 郎 primarily signifies "son," "young man," or "husband" (in some contexts). It often implies a male figure, particularly in a familial or informal setting. The core meaning revolves around a male's position, role, or status within a relationship or society.

・On-yomi (音読み): ・ロウ (rō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・None (The kanji 郎 itself doesn't have a single direct Kun-yomi reading. However, it can be combined with other kanji to form words, in which case the meaning is often taken from the kanji within the word.)

⚫︎太郎 (たろう) Translation: Tarō (a common male given name, meaning "big son" or "first son") ⚫︎新郎 (しんろう) Translation: Bridegroom ⚫︎一郎 (いちろう) Translation: Ichirō (a common male given name, meaning "one son" or "first son")

The kanji 郎 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is a radical called 阝(こざとへん), representing a mound or earth, a variant of the radical 阜 (hilly). The right side is 良 (ryō), which means "good," "excellent," or "skilled." The meaning of 郎 originated from the meaning of “良” to show the role of a young man, a young man who has a good character.