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This section is about various characters' names and how they relate to real objects. Enjoy!

Japanese Name

English Name

Meaning

Son Gokuu

Goku

When Son Gokuu is written out, the characters look like the Chinese characters for "monkey"

Saiya-Jin

Saiyan

All Saiyans have vegetable names. The word Yasaijin means "vegetable people"

Son Gohan

Gohan

In Japanese, means either rice or meal

Kakkarotto

Kakkarot

Carrot

Vejita

Vegeta

VEGETAble

Nappa

Napa

Either a type of tofu or cabbage eaten with a soup

Raditz

Radditz

Radish

Buruma

Bulma

Bloomers, a slang for women's underwear

Burifusu

Professor Briefs

Briefs, a slang for men's underwear

Turunkusu

Trunks

Trunks, a slang for pants

Pan

Pan

The Japanese word for "bread"

Furiza

Freeza

Freezer

Kura

Coola

Cooler

Korudo-Sama

King Cold

Cold (???)

Burori

Brolly

Brocolli

Taurusu

Turliss

Um, this was a hard one. "Lettuce" is my best guess.

Chi-Chi

Chi-Chi

Boobs, tah-tahs, breasts, etc.

Bra

Bra

Women's upper undergarment

Gyumaoh

Ox-King

Lord of the Oxen

Mr. Satan

Mr. Satan

Taken from the ruler of Hell, Satan

Viedel

Videl

Scrambling of the word "devil"

Tenshinhan

Tien

Tien Chun Fan, a type of fried rice

Kuririn

Krillin

Chestnut

Marron

Maron

Japanese pronunciation of the Frencyh word "marron" as in chestnut

Oolong

Oolong

Taken from the Chinese word Wulong, a type of tea

Yamucha

Yamcha

Cantonese word for drinking tea at dim sum

Puaru

Puar

Taken from a type of Chinese tea

Chaozu

Chao-Zu

Vampire or demon

Lunch

Lunch

Midday meal

Pilaf

Emperor Pilaf

A very tasty seasoned rice dish

Shuu & Mai

Shao & Mai

Dim sum steamed dumplings

Piccolo

Piccolo

A small flute

Drum

Drum

A drum

Piano

Piano

The name says it all

Tambourine

Tamborine

A percussion instrument

Cymbal

Cymbal

Another percussion instrument on a drum set

Tsuno

Tsuno

A variation of the Japanese word for "horn"

Dende

Dende

Denden-mushi, which means any mollusk-type of animal

Nail

Nail

Name for any type of garden snail

Kargo

Kargo

Taken from french word "escargot", meaning "snail"

Gurudo

Guldo

Taken from Japanese word "yoguruto", meaning "yogurt"

Jees

Jeice

Cheese

Ginyu

Capt. Ginyu

Japanese word "gyunyu", meaning "milk"

Rikoom

Recoome

A variation on the Japanese word "kuriimu", meaning cream

Bahta

Burter

Butter

Dodoria

Dodoria

A Japanese dish called "doria"

Zabon

Zarbon

Variation on Japanese word "zabon", which is known as "pamelo" in English

Kiwi

Kiwi

The fuzzy green fruit

Goten

Goten

"Ten" means something relating to Heaven or the sky