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Mototarō

Mototarō (もとたろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 元太郎, 元 origin + 太 big + 郎 son. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 4 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling元太郎もとたろうorigin + big + son

Ways to write Mototarō

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

元太郎
元origin太big, bold郎son
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Mototarō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

基太郎foundation + big + sonBoy
本太郎origin + big + sonBoy