Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 金五郎, 欣五郎, 琴五郎, 錦五郎, 近五郎, 均五郎(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsKingoro
Meaning & History
From 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane) meaning "gold," 欣 (kin, gon, kon, yoroko.bu) meaning "delight, pleasure," 琴 (kin, koto), referring to the qin, a 7-stringed Chinese zither, 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," 近 (kin, kon, chika.i) meaning "near, close" or 均 (kin, nara.su) meaning "average, level", combined with 五 (go) meaning "five", and 郎 (ro, ryo) meaning "son".