Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 擢次郎, 擢二郎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TAH-KOO-ZHEE-RO [key] Other Forms FormsTakujirou Meaning & History From 擢 (daku, taku, nuki.nderu, nu.ku, teki) “to surpass, to outdo, to stand out, to be preeminent”, 次 (ji) meaning "second, next" or 二 (ji) meaning "two" and 郎 (rou, ryou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.