Zentarō
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Pronunciation | dzeNtaɾoɯ (IPA) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Zentaro (Kunrei-shiki)
Zentaro (Nihon-shiki) Zentarō, Zentaro, Zentarou (Hepburn) |
Zentarō, Zentaro or Zentarou is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
[edit]Zentarō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
The characters used for "taro" (太郎) literally means "thick (big) son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the first son. The "zen" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("善" for virtuous, "全" for all, "前" and so on).
- 善太郎, "virtuous, big son"
- 全太郎, "all, big son"
- 然太郎, "so, big son"
- 前太郎, "in front, big son"
Other combinations...
- 善太朗, "virtuous, thick, bright"
- 善多朗, "virtuous, many, bright"
- 善汰朗, "virtuous, excessive, bright"
- 全太朗, "all, thick, bright"
- 然太朗, "so, thick, bright"
The name can also be written in hiragana ぜんたろう or katakana ゼンタロウ.
Notable people with the name
[edit]- Zentaro Kamei (亀井 善太郎, born 1971), Japanese politician
- Zentaro Kosaka (小坂 善太郎, 1912–2000), Japanese politician
- Zentaro Watanabe (渡辺 善太郎, 1963–2021), Japanese musician