# 郎 — young man; suffix in men's names

郎 means “young man; suffix in men's names”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ロウ (rou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: young man; suffix in men's names
- On'yomi: ロウ (rou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 1

## How to remember 郎

Parts: 良 good · 阝 town; hill

## Don't confuse it with

[郷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-town/) · [廊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/corridor/)

## More in the “People & roles 1” set

[士](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gentleman/) · [郎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-man/) · [我](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ego/) · [己](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/oneself/) · [輩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fellow/) · [陛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/your-majesty/) · [姫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/princess/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-man/. Last updated 2026-11-01.