音読み: ロウ
訓読み: none*
画数: 9
部首: 阝（おおざと）
Meaning
Young Man / Son (and in compounds, “groom”)
- 新郎 — groom
- 新郎新婦 — bride & groom
- 太郎 — Taro (common male given name)
- 次郎 — Jiro (second son)
- 郎党 — followers / retainers (old)
郎 combines 良 (good; also gives the sound ロウ) with
阝（おおざと／邑 “settlement”）. The picture is a “good young man of the community,”
which is why 郎 appears in names like 太郎・次郎 and in 新郎 (groom).
⚠️ Don’t mix up 郎 (young man) with 朗 (bright/cheerful).
郎 is common in names: 太郎, 一郎, 次郎… Link it to 名 (name): “the name part that often marks a young man or son.”
Forms
野郎 — guy / fellow （colloquial, can be rough）