|
English
|
Japanese (Romaji)
|
Meaning (if I know it)
|
| Goku |
Son
Gokuu |
From
the ancient legend of the chinese moneky king Sun Wu Kung aka Sun
Hou-tzu aka... see here |
| Kakarott |
Kakarotto |
carrot |
| Vegeta |
Bejiita |
vegetable |
| Raditz |
Raditz |
radish |
| Napa |
Napa |
kind
of cabbage (nappa) |
| Brolly |
Broli |
broccoli |
| Paragas |
Paragas |
asparags |
| Bartock |
Bardok |
burdock
(japanese people actually eat this!) |
| Saiyan |
Saiya-jin
(from Saiya) |
Yasai
means vegetables |
| Bra |
Ura-chan
or Bura-chan |
brassier |
| Trunks |
Torankusu |
mens
underwear (trunks) |
| Bulma
Briefs |
Buruma
Brifusu |
joke
on bloomers and briefs |
| Chi-Chi |
Chi-Chi |
mother's
milk / daddy |
| Kryllin |
Kuririn |
from
chestnut (kuri) |
| Yamcha |
Yamucha |
possibly
from 'yancha' -.'silly' also dim sum |
| Ox
King |
Gyuumaou |
chinese
legend ox-head demon king |
| Master
Roshi |
Kame-Sen'nin
Muten Roshi |
turtle
hermit invincible old master |
| Nimbus |
Kinto'un |
kinton
is chinese sweet potatos and chestnuts. |
| Lunch |
Ranshi |
lunch |
| Kushami |
Kushami |
sneeze |
| Kami |
Kami-sama |
god |
| King
Yemma |
Enma-Daio |
japanese
gate-keeper of the dead |
| Tien |
Tenshinhan |
A
Chinese desert |
| Chaozu |
Chaozu |
another
Chinese dish - potstickers called gyoza |
| Yajerobi |
Yajerobi |
n/a |
| Piccolo |
Pikkoro |
The
musical instrument (see piccolo-diamoh's gang in Dragon Ball, they're
all musical instruments) |
