🐉 DRAGON BALL: ALL Kanji Explained

Welcome to our in-depth exploration of the fascinating world of kanji in the Dragon Ball series! In this video, we'll break down the meaning behind every kanji character that appears throughout the anime. From the iconic symbols on Goku's gi to the mysterious characters on King Kai's planet, we'll uncover the cultural and linguistic significance of each kanji. Whether you're a longtime fan of Dragon Ball or a curious newcomer, this guide will enhance your appreciation of the series and its rich use of Japanese language and symbolism. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more content about the kanji world.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:16 Kame Sensei
2:06 Goku
3:16 Kami
3:44 Piccolo
4:35 Goku's family
5:20 Crane Sensei
5:58 Chiaotzu
6:40 Tien Shinhan
7:19 Yamcha
8:11 Mutaito
8:43 Toninjinka (rabbit)
9:15 Gohan
9:55 Tao Pai Pai
10:22 King Kai (Kaio)
10:44 Grand King Kai
11:04 Gyumao
11:23 Pilaf
11:50 Fuku

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  • @Mari_Izu
    @Mari_Izu2 ай бұрын

    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

    @Majinbeck_exe

    2 ай бұрын

    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

    @99Gara99

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@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

    @Majinbeck_exe

    2 ай бұрын

    @@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

    @elijahgooley385

    Ай бұрын

    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
    @JayyyTheGr82 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @XeroLimitGaming
    @XeroLimitGaming2 ай бұрын

    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

    @raulgarcia8627

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @Googaliemoogalie

    @Googaliemoogalie

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @JohnDoe-zx9ul

    @JohnDoe-zx9ul

    Ай бұрын

    master of masters teacher. sounds kinda cool to me.

  • @XeroLimitGaming

    @XeroLimitGaming

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @Okamikurainya
    @Okamikurainya2 ай бұрын

    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

    @benjaminlewis8787

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah this is killing me

  • @brilleon

    @brilleon

    2 ай бұрын

    "kemi-sema" 😂

  • @Adonis.D.Prince
    @Adonis.D.Prince2 ай бұрын

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

  • @owenevans4532
    @owenevans45322 ай бұрын

    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"

  • @RogerCollectz
    @RogerCollectzАй бұрын

    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

  • @RogerCollectz
    @RogerCollectzАй бұрын

    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”

  • @coolerthanafrieza4726
    @coolerthanafrieza47262 ай бұрын

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

  • @BeeBN
    @BeeBN2 ай бұрын

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

  • @Mallowigi
    @Mallowigi2 ай бұрын

    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

    @mabs9503

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @zukodean285
    @zukodean2852 ай бұрын

    Is this AI voice? Wtf

  • @Chalepastel

    @Chalepastel

    Ай бұрын

    seems like it

  • @NosBlueade
    @NosBlueade2 ай бұрын

    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
    @Majinbeck_exe2 ай бұрын

    Great vid

  • @Dvon-gy2wf
    @Dvon-gy2wfАй бұрын

    Fascinating

  • @paiwanhan
    @paiwanhanАй бұрын

    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.

  • @RobertLoyale
    @RobertLoyaleАй бұрын

    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.

  • @Silver77cyn
    @Silver77cyn2 ай бұрын

    Goddam Ai.

  • @theblackdude

    @theblackdude

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @christianfluke4731
    @christianfluke47312 ай бұрын

    6:38 that was a creative tattoo

  • @eranshachar9954
    @eranshachar99542 ай бұрын

    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

    @littleduck3686

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @eranshachar9954

    @eranshachar9954

    2 ай бұрын

    @@littleduck3686 Oh I see.

  • @lynxh9168
    @lynxh91682 ай бұрын

    How does it only have 92 likes ☠️☠️

  • @kwarijanuar6044
    @kwarijanuar6044Ай бұрын

    The Rabbit already die since Muten Roshi destroy the moon😂

  • @dfh658
    @dfh6582 ай бұрын

    ❤‍🔥

  • @WiiFan-1300
    @WiiFan-13002 ай бұрын

    Based

  • @j.troydoe1278
    @j.troydoe12782 ай бұрын

    I have a Tao Pai Pai shirt.

  • @Jafetjuan
    @JafetjuanАй бұрын

    I can't he called Korin, Korea 💀

  • @Cloud28693
    @Cloud286932 ай бұрын

    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

    @ArabianShark

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @Cloud28693

    @Cloud28693

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @RobertLoyale
    @RobertLoyaleАй бұрын

    Yamch didn’t lose to Goku

  • @smokeyKD
    @smokeyKDАй бұрын

    Kami is definitely not pronounced like that lol

  • @edward18517
    @edward185172 ай бұрын

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

  • @xerlakix

    @xerlakix

    Ай бұрын

    Pronun

  • @john1120

    @john1120

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @SP-ie6nq
    @SP-ie6nqАй бұрын

    AI VIDEO IM OUT 😮💨

  • @theblackdude

    @theblackdude

    Ай бұрын

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