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孫そん悟ご空くう

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Meanings

1

noun

Sun Wukong; Monkey King

character

The legendary monkey king from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West (西遊記).

孫そん悟ご空くうは西さい遊ゆう記きの主しゅ人じん公こうで、如にょ意い棒ぼうを使つかう猿さるの仙せん人にんです。
Sun Wukong is the protagonist of Journey to the West, a monkey sage who wields the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

2

noun

Son Goku

character

The main character of the Dragon Ball series, inspired by Sun Wukong.

ドラゴンボールの孫そん悟ご空くうは、かめはめ波はが得とく意い技わざです。
Son Goku from Dragon Ball is known for his signature move, the Kamehameha.

Kanji

孫grandchild, descendants
悟enlightenment, perceive, discern
空empty, sky, void

Etymology

From Chinese 孫悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng), the name of the Monkey King in the classic novel Journey to the West. The Japanese reading そんごくう is the on'yomi of the characters.