02.06.2021
This article series is where we showcase some of the cool kanji that appear all throughout Dragon Ball. In today's lesson, we'll be looking at a kanji associated with the fearsome Great Demon King Piccolo!
[Reading] Ma
[Meaning in Dragon Ball] This kanji is used in the series to represent members of the demon clan. Along with being prominently displayed on the front of Great Demon King Piccolo's clothes, this kanji was also left behind as a calling card when the demon king's minion, Tambourine, killed martial artists from the Tenkaichi Budokai roster. For people like Kamesennin, who once squared off with Great Demon King Piccolo alongside his master, Mutaito, and fellow disciple, Tsurusennin, this kanji is a physical manifestation of terror itself.
Let's start by taking a look at the reading, meanings, and stroke order for this kanji.
●Reading, Meanings, & Stroke Order *Source: Imidas (SHUEISHA)
Reading: ma
Meaning: Performing evil using strange powers. Evil god. Demon.
<Cool Point!>
Now that time has passed and the great demon king's son, Piccolo, has become a trusted ally to Goku and his friends, this kanji doesn't have the same sense of bad and evil that it once held. When Piccolo trained a young Son Gohan in Dragon Ball Tale 208, he gifted Gohan with a uniform that looked similar to the one used by students of Kame School martial arts but decorated with his own ma kanji instead of the one for kame. Piccolo initially said somewhat ominously that he was going to "remake Gohan" in his own image, but in the end he helped him to become a powerful ally in their fight to protect the Earth. After everything they went through together, Piccolo and Gohan bonded and developed a close student-teacher relationship founded on mutual trust. In a way, this kanji marked the beginning of the long-lasting connection between the two warriors.
That brings us to the end of the second lesson in the "~Learn Cool Kanji with Dragon Ball!~" series! While this kanji does still represent evil, if you think about it in regards to the growth of Piccolo and our many good memories with him, it doesn't seem all that bad, does it?
See you in the next lesson!
This site includes machine-translated texts. Please be aware that you might find some unusual expressions that are difficult to understand.
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