"tarō" (太郎)
E179783
"tarō" (太郎) is a common Japanese masculine given name or name element, traditionally associated with the eldest son and often used in classic male names.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "tarō" (太郎) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1575961 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "tarō" (太郎) Context triple: [Taro, nameElement, "tarō" (太郎)]
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A.
Yasuhiro
Yasuhiro is a Japanese masculine given name borne by various notable figures in politics, sports, and entertainment.
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B.
Tomonaga
Tomonaga is a Japanese surname most notably borne by Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, a Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics.
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C.
Nomo-san
Nomo-san is the affectionate nickname of Katsuya Nomura, a legendary Japanese baseball catcher and manager renowned for his prolific hitting and strategic acumen.
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D.
Hirofumi
Hirofumi is a Japanese given name commonly borne by men, including notable contemporary politicians.
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E.
Masahito
Masahito is the personal name of Prince Hitachi, a member of the Japanese imperial family and younger brother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "tarō" (太郎) Target entity description: "tarō" (太郎) is a common Japanese masculine given name or name element, traditionally associated with the eldest son and often used in classic male names.
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A.
Yasuhiro
Yasuhiro is a Japanese masculine given name borne by various notable figures in politics, sports, and entertainment.
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B.
Tomonaga
Tomonaga is a Japanese surname most notably borne by Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, a Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics.
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C.
Nomo-san
Nomo-san is the affectionate nickname of Katsuya Nomura, a legendary Japanese baseball catcher and manager renowned for his prolific hitting and strategic acumen.
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D.
Hirofumi
Hirofumi is a Japanese given name commonly borne by men, including notable contemporary politicians.
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E.
Masahito
Masahito is the personal name of Prince Hitachi, a member of the Japanese imperial family and younger brother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese given name element
ⓘ
Japanese masculine given name ⓘ |
| alternativeRomanization |
Taro
ⓘ
Tarō ⓘ
surface form:
Tarou
|
| canBeUsedAs |
standalone given name
ⓘ
suffix in compound male names ⓘ |
| commonness | common given name in Japan ⓘ |
| componentKanji |
太
ⓘ
郎 ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese naming traditions ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | masculine ⓘ |
| HepburnSpelling | Tarō ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Japanese ⓘ |
| meaningComponent太 |
big
ⓘ
eldest ⓘ |
| meaningComponent郎 |
man
ⓘ
son ⓘ |
| nameCategory | Japanese masculine given names ⓘ |
| nameType | classic male name element ⓘ |
| positionInName |
given name
ⓘ
name suffix ⓘ |
| script | Japanese ⓘ |
| timeAssociation | traditional and classic era male names ⓘ |
| traditionalAssociation | eldest son ⓘ |
| transliterationSystem | Hepburn romanization ⓘ |
| typicalRoleInFamily | name for first-born son ⓘ |
| usageRegion | Japan ⓘ |
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
| writtenAs | 太郎 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: "tarō" (太郎) Description of subject: "tarō" (太郎) is a common Japanese masculine given name or name element, traditionally associated with the eldest son and often used in classic male names.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.