Home Learn Japanese What Japanese name means “Ninth Son”?LLearn JapaneseWhat Japanese name means “Ninth Son”?April 23, 20234 comments I know that is a word for it, but the spelling is always different. Is it, Kurōu or Kurō? Tags:Japanese LanguageLearn Japanese 4 comments*kurou* and *kurō* are two different ways of romanizing the same thing, they are pronounced the sameYou wouldn’t write ‘Kurou’ with the line above the o.That line is a long-vowel marker.Having that but still using the ‘ou’ digraph would make it ‘kuroou’, which just sound weird.It’s 九郎 but i think people would avoid using that as a name since it sounds like 苦労 (hardship).一郎 次郎 三郎Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
You wouldn’t write ‘Kurou’ with the line above the o.That line is a long-vowel marker.Having that but still using the ‘ou’ digraph would make it ‘kuroou’, which just sound weird.
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*kurou* and *kurō* are two different ways of romanizing the same thing, they are pronounced the same
You wouldn’t write ‘Kurou’ with the line above the o.
That line is a long-vowel marker.
Having that but still using the ‘ou’ digraph would make it ‘kuroou’, which just sound weird.
It’s 九郎 but i think people would avoid using that as a name since it sounds like 苦労 (hardship).
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