金太郎

きんたろう

Meanings

1. Noun Kintarō; Golden Boy (i.e.: folklore boy hero and defeater of demons; usu. depicted with a bob cut, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron) (childhood name of late-Heian warrior Sakata no Kintoki)
2. Kintarō doll
3. diamond-shaped apron

Kanji

• 金 money. Read as キン.
• 太 thick
• 郎 son. Read as ロウ.

Words containing 金太郎

• 金太郎飴 (きんたろうあめ) Kintarō candy

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