ろう
Meanings
Suffix
1. nth son
太郎, 次郎, 三郎, etc., used in men's names
Noun
2. lang; official title in ancient China
3. man; young man
4. my husband; my lover
addressed by women
Archaic
Suffix
5. nth child (male and female)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
bitch
bridegroom
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
vassals; retainers; followers
servant; valet; menial
amateur; novice; layman
(arch.) boy (sometimes derog.); you
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; (lit.) Yelang thinks too highly of itself
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature); river god
flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
astronomical expert
Examples (5 in total)
Jiro isn't here now.
"Who is younger, Hanako or Taro?" "Taro is."
Except for Taro, Jiro is the tallest.