Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 麻太郎, 朝太郎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-SAH-TAH-RO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" or 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "plump, thick, big", and 郎 (ro) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be used.