郎子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
郎	子
Grade: S	こ Grade: 1
irregular	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
郞子 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/iratuko₁/ → /iratuko/. Compound of いら (ira, “kinship”), つ (tsu, genitive marker), and 子 (ko₁, “male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iɾa̠t͡sɨᵝko̞]

Noun

郎子(いらつこ) • (iratsuko) 

1. a familiar or friendly term for a young man

Antonyms

• 郎女 (iratsume)

See also

• 郎君 (iratsukimi)