What are kanji letters for GOKU?
They are kanji letters for Goku in Dragon Ball.
What does Goku’s kanji mean?
GO means “enlightenment” and KU is “sky”! His name comes from the main character of SAIYUKI (journey to the West), an old Chinese story well known and popular in Japan.
3 kanji symbols on Goku’s shirt
The kanji symbols on Goku’s uniform change along the story goes. Let me explain what each letter means!
KAME – turtle
The first one is KAME, meaning “turtle”.
He got a uniform with the turtle symbol from Kame Sennin (Master Roshi).
KAME = turtle
SENNIN = hermit
The KAME letter symbolizes Goku’s first teacher Kame Sennin.
KAIOU – King Kai
The second one is KAIOU. It’s also his master’s name and stands for Kaiou (King Kai).
KAI = world
OU = king
His mark on the uniform changed from Kame to Kaiou when he finished his training under King Kai and went back to the earth to beat Vegeta.
GO – Goku
The last one is Goku’s GO.
The kanji symbol changed from Kaiou to Go when he got to Planet Namek. This uniform with Go was given by King Kai.
I think these change represents Goku’s growth as a fighter.
What do you mean?
He surpassed his two masters, Master Roshi and King Kai, and established his own Goku way! It seems the symbols on his back tell that.
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