Kuroko no Basket and Colour Kanjis

February 8, 2023 TAKA 0 Comments

kuroko baskets

Kuroko’s Basketball, or Kuroko no Basuke, is a popular sports manga and anime series that features various characters with meaningful names. Here are some of the main characters and the meanings behind their kanji names.

Kuroko Tetsuya (黒子 テツヤ) Black.

黒 (kuro) – “black” 子 (ko) – “child”

テツヤ (Tetsuya) – “to be iron” or “iron man”

Kagami Taiga(火神 大我)

火 (ka) – “fire” 神 (gami) – “god” or “deity”

大 (tai) – “big” or “great” 我 (ga) – “self” or “ego”

Aida Riko(相田 リコ)

相 (ai) – “mutual” or “together” 田 (da) – “rice field”

リコ (Riko) – a phonetic name without a specific kanji meaning

Akashi Seijuro (赤司 征十郎) Red

赤 (aka) – “red” 司 (shi) – “to rule” or “to govern”

征 (sei) – “conquer” or “subdue” 十 (ju) – “ten” 郎 (ro) – “son”

Midorima Shintaro(緑間 真太郎) Green

緑 (midori) – “green” 間 (ma) – “interval” or “space”

真 (shin) – “true” or “genuine” 太 (ta) – “thick” or “big” 郎 (ro) – “son”

Kise Ryota (黄瀬 涼太) Yellow

黄 (ki) – “yellow” 瀬 (se) – “rapids” or “current”

涼 (ryo) – “cool” or “refreshing” 太 (ta) – “thick” or “big”

Aomine Daiki(青峰 大輝) Blue

青 (ao) – “blue” 峰 (mine) – “peak” or “summit”

大 (dai) – “big” or “great” 輝 (ki) – “radiance” or “shine”

Murasakibara Atsushi (紫原 敦) Purple

紫 (murasaki) – “purple” 原 (bara) – “field” or “plain”

敦 (atsu) – “kind-hearted” or “sincere”