Dragon ball kanji
March 19, 2022 TAKA 0 Comments
Son Goku 孫悟空
Grandchild Nirvana Empty. This name is totally come from “Journey to the west”.
Son means grandchild, but this is common family name in China. Asian don’t think the meaning, lookin at this character in the last name. Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son has same letter.
By the way, “Journey to the west” story is that Chinese buddhist go to India to get Buddhist knowledge and books.
The buddhist have some animal monster friends. Son Goku, in Chinese, Sun Wukong is one of the friends and the main active protagonist of the fable. The original Sun Wukong is also flying with cloud but more selfish and trouble maker, more like Yajirobe than Goku.
Master Roshi, Kame sennin 亀仙人
Kame Sen Nin, these letters mean Turtle Immortal Man
His honorific name is Mu ten Rou shi 武天老師
Its kanji are Arm Heaven Old Master.
Gyumaou 牛魔王
Cow Devil King. It also comes from old Chinese fable” Journey to the West”.
Chichi チチ
チチ is katakana, its sound clearly means 乳 Breast.
Shenron 神龍
God Dragon.
Oolong ウーロン 烏龍
烏龍茶 Oolong Tea
Oolong tea is fermented Chinese tea. the 烏龍 means Crow Dragon.
The tea is black color, that is why.
Yamucha ヤムチャ
飲茶 Drinking Tea
The culture in Taiwan and Southern China. It’s like English tea time.(but little more heavy)
Pu’ar プーアル
This is also only katakana, but the meaning is also tea. Pu’er 普洱 tea is traditional Yunnan’s fermented tea.