🐉 DRAGON BALL: ALL Kanji Explained

[@Mari_Izu]

1:53 that's because "Kamehame" doesn't have a meaning (the "turtle destrutive wave" some people try to push is false), Toriyama just wanted something easy to remember that started with Kame and his wife suggested Kamhameha, which was the name of a famous Hawaian king, which also fits with Roshi always wearing hawaiian shirt.

[@Majinbeck_exe]

This is one of the biggest dragon ball myths. Along with the dbz should have ended in the namek saga. Turtle Disctructive wave came first. Then Miss Toriyama said “hey, it sound just like the hawaii king”. Not the other way round

[@99Gara99]

​@@Majinbeck_exe actually it's the other way around It's obvious the story was meant to end in namek, it may just not be confirmed, which is also for obvious reasons, the creators (author and editor) wouldn't open up that they are just stretching a story that is finished And kamehameha was chosen for for toriyama thought it sounded good and yes, he was aware it was a hawaiian emperor (before the American coup d'etat). Kame and ha happen to mean turtle and wave, respectively, but no, it doesn't mean destructive turtle wave or anything like that, that's just western fans trying to guess from the little Japanese they know

[@Majinbeck_exe]

@@99Gara99 dragon ball fans like you are the worst. People who watched it on a calculator and skipped the first series. Honestly, it was stated nowhere that it was meant to end. Plus, in an interview, Toriyama said “I felt like the cell arc was not a proper ending, thus, I wanted to write a final arc where I do what I want.” Sure it’s not the freezer arc but it’s good evidence. I’m not gonna waste my time talking to a fake db fan like yourself as you probs only watch it for the cool colors and explosions

[@elijahgooley385]

The King of Hawaii, before it was annexed by America, was named King Kamehameha. Hawaii is also a small set of islands not unlike the setting around Muten Roshi's abode. The funnier thing about him is that Muten means master, and Roshi also means master. He is the Master Master. That is his name. Fitting he would be named after a king.

[@JayyyTheGr8_JMNG]

5:19 I know it’s a running gag in the community for piccolo to be a father figure to gohan but he’s really more of a big brother or uncle. I don’t think most people realize that they are only 4 years apart.

[@RogerCollectz]

10:18 this makes me think of Akuma from Street Fighter who uses the 瞬獄殺(Shun Goku Satsu) or Instant Hell Kill or in the US we call it his “Raging Demon” and also when he performs this move he usually says “滅殺” or “Messatsu” and in English means “Annihilation”

[@RogerCollectz]

I loved this video. I knew some of the kanji and the meaning, some I didn’t know at all. Thanks for making this for us.😊❤ 8:48

[@XeroLimitGaming]

Cal him Muten Roshi or Master Roshi, but never Master Muten Roshi, as Master Muten Roshi is redundant and basically is calling him Master Old Teacher or Master Master.

[@raulgarcia8627]

He's that redundanly good at mastering. Master Muten Old Roshi 🎉

[@Googaliemoogalie]

Pretty much what Funimation did with Master Roshi. Master- Master of martial arts/zen.

[@JohnDoe-zx9ul]

master of masters teacher. sounds kinda cool to me.

[@XeroLimitGaming]

@Googaliemoogalie right, but it works because they didn't translate Roshi to its English meaning.

[@Adonis.D.Prince]

You're a goddamn legend for makin this video. Godspeed, my boy

[@Okamikurainya]

Full of lots of interesting information, but I imagine the AI voice will be a turn off for many. The AI mispronounces many names as well, which can be rough on the ears of a long time fan of the series.

[@benjaminlewis8787]

Yeah this is killing me

[@brilleon]

"kemi-sema" 😂

[@owenevans4532]

0:54 the kanji on the back of his king Kai uniform is 『界王』King Kai's original Japanese name "Kai-Oh" meaning "king of the world"

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

Absolutely loved it! I love learning about the culture and the roots dragon ball is based on

[@Mallowigi]

I know Japanese and I never understood what the kanji in kaio was. I thought maybe it was one of those obscure kanjis that no one knows. But I would have never realized that it was kai + oh.

[@mabs9503]

I find the super stylized or handwritten Kanji impossible to understand. 🥲

[@NosBlueade]

I know you can't take one's personal knowledge for granted because it's a big world with a lot to learn, but for me, it can't help but feel like you explaining what the M on Mario's cap means. Don't mind my engagement comment though, this is a good niche and you are doing a public service.

[@Majinbeck_exe]

Great vid

[@BeeBN]

I feel like chatGPT wrote this... Useful info none the less

[@Dvon-gy2wf]

Fascinating

[@christianfluke4731]

6:38 that was a creative tattoo

[@paiwanhan]

界 means limit, boundary or the realm within boundaries. So Kaio means King of the Realm or King of the Boundary. In the story both meanings make sense. Also, King of the Limit could actually make sense as well, as Goku is there to break the limit of the living.

[@Silver77cyn]

Goddam Ai.

[@theblackdude]

At least it ain’t the one that does a run on after every word 😂😂😂

[@lynxh9168]

How does it only have 92 likes ☠️☠️

[@RobertLoyale]

You do know Piccolo is like 4/5 years older than Gohan. And that they have basically a Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson dynamic? Brothers would be better than father and son.

[@eranshachar9954]

The way you say the names is painfully awful sometimes, but I do thank you for teaching what these Kanji means. I once heard that the symbol worn on Goku's GI after his x100 G training, means "enlightenment." This is not far from what you said but I am glad to find out the real meaning. DB is my favorite anime to watch and I have the first 9 volumes of the manga to enjoy. Uncolored but still awesome I fell inlove with it.

[@littleduck3686]

He's not saying them. It's a text to speech voice

[@eranshachar9954]

@@littleduck3686 Oh I see.

[@zukodean285]

Is this AI voice? Wtf

[@Chalepastel]

seems like it

[@kwarijanuar6044]

The Rabbit already die since Muten Roshi destroy the moon😂

[@j.troydoe1278]

I have a Tao Pai Pai shirt.

[@Jafetjuan]

I can't he called Korin, Korea 💀

[@Adamveckz]

❤‍🔥

[@Cloud28693]

In King Piccolo saga, when he becomes young again thanks to Shenron, he claims the title of king of the world, and then criminals all over the world start to mess up. A group of them, before facing Android 8, try to use Piccolo's kanji, but they are illiterate and write a different one. I really would like to know what those wrong kanjis mean 😄I expect there's a joke...

[@ArabianShark]

Could it be that they mistook the "kami" kanji meaning "paper" for the "kami" kanji meaning "God"?

[@Cloud28693]

@@ArabianShark I don't know man, I think you can see them in the episode 39

[@RobertLoyale]

Yamch didn’t lose to Goku

[@WiiFan-1300]

Based

[@edward18517]

Oh my God my ears. What are some of these pronounciations?

[@xerlakix]

Pronun

[@john1120]

Explanations of Japanese characters used for words. Have some respect. This is why other countries hate us. We have so much disrespect towards others.

[@smokeyKD]

Kami is definitely not pronounced like that lol

[@SP-ie6nq]

AI VIDEO IM OUT 😮💨

[@theblackdude]

At least it ain’t that one ai that runs all its worddds 😂😂😂😂