
What does this symbol mean?
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What does this symbol mean?
Sorry if this question has been asked before but what does the symbol below, the one Goku had on his gi on Namek, mean? Does it say his name or something else?


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Re: What does this symbol mean?
悟 is the "Go" in "Goku(u)." On its own (with appropriate kana), it is usually read "satori" (悟り). It can mean "realization," "understanding," or "enlightenment."Slickmasterfunk wrote:Sorry if this question has been asked before but what does the symbol below, the one Goku had on his gi on Namek, mean? Does it say his name or something else?
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最近、あんまし投稿してないねんけど、見てんで。いっつも見てる。
最近、あんまし投稿してないねんけど、見てんで。いっつも見てる。
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Wow... uhh... can you put a little more effort into the typing, please? ^^;;Corvus Moore wrote:Hmm I can`t actually recall...for the simple fact that on his gi previously it had been King Kais symbol...seems to be for Goku since he trained himself so long,but I really don`t know.
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Re: What does this symbol mean?
Wow that's pretty cool. Thanks for the info!SaiyaJedi wrote:悟 is the "Go" in "Goku(u)." On its own (with appropriate kana), it is usually read "satori" (悟り). It can mean "realization," "understanding," or "enlightenment."
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Re: What does this symbol mean?
This particular symbol seems to mean "REMOTE LINKING FORBIDDEN". That's a peculiar thing to wear on one's gi...Slickmasterfunk wrote:Sorry if this question has been asked before but what does the symbol below, the one Goku had on his gi on Namek, mean? Does it say his name or something else?
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Re: What does this symbol mean?
A while ago it showed the symbol he was asking about. Speaking about symbols, do any of you guys know what the symbol that Yamcha wears on his shirt in early DB means?Deus ex Machina wrote:This particular symbol seems to mean "REMOTE LINKING FORBIDDEN". That's a peculiar thing to wear on one's gi...Slickmasterfunk wrote:Sorry if this question has been asked before but what does the symbol below, the one Goku had on his gi on Namek, mean? Does it say his name or something else?
"Happy" or something like that.
Heh, in the Cantonese dub Yamucha is named after that kanji ^_~ [Ar-lok, with "lok" being the same kanji as on his shirt]
Heh, in the Cantonese dub Yamucha is named after that kanji ^_~ [Ar-lok, with "lok" being the same kanji as on his shirt]
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Re: What does this symbol mean?
That's 樂, and it means "comfort/fun/enjoyment/music". It doesn't seem to have much use in Japanese outside of names, though it's probably more common in Chinese. It's very similar to 楽, so raku is probably the most common reading, though there's also gaku, gou, and the words 樂しい tanoshii, and 樂しむ tanoshimu.Super Sonic wrote:Speaking about symbols, do any of you guys know what the symbol that Yamcha wears on his shirt in early DB means?
(Hooray for getting Japanese input to work here!)