Naruto: translation and meaning of the name characters

Naruto Uzumaki うずまき ナルト

Naruto = steamed fish-paste cake, sliced to decorate soup
Uzumaki = whirlpool

Sasuke Uchiha サスケ うちは

Sasuke = is the name of a legendary famous ninja named Sarutobi Sasuke
Uchiha = is the word for a paper fan, which is the clan symbol

Sakura Haruno サクラ 春野

Sakura= cherry blossom
Haruno= of Spring.
Cherry blossom of Spring

Inuzuka Kiba 犬塚 キバ

Inu = Dog
Zuka = mound
Kiba = fang
The fangs of a dog mound

Yamanaka Ino 山中 いの

Ino = pork
Yamanaka = among the mountains

Shikamaru Nara シカマル奈良

Shika = deer
Maru = suffix for old Japanese male names
Nara = Japanese town known for its deer

Akimichi Choji

Choji = butterfly
Akimichi = autumn road

Autumn Butterfly

Hinata Hyuga 日向ヒナタ

Hyuga 日 向 = sunny place
Hinata ヒ ナ タ

Neji Hyuga 日向 ネジ

Hyuga = sunny place
Neji = screw

One of its movements, the Kaiten describes the rotation of a screw.

Rock Lee ロック・リー

Rock = rock
Lee = referring to Bruce Lee

Aburame Shino 油女 シノ 

Aburame = literally means "oil-eyes"
Shino = the radical of "shinobi", it means "to endure, hide, keep secret"

Sabaku no Gaara 砂瀑の我愛羅

Sabaku no = desert
Gaara = Gaara would mean something like "self-love and war against itself"

Itachi Uchiha イタチうちは

Itachi = weasel
Uchiha = éventail, qui est le symbole du clan

In Japan, weasels were seen as yōkai from time immemorial, and they cause various strange occurrences. Moreover, a myth says taht the cry of a weasel was considered a harbinger of misfortune.

Hatake Kakashi はたけ カカシ

Hatake = field
Kakashi = Scarecrow

The scarecrow in the field

Maito Gai マイト・ガイ

Maito= katakana transcription of "might"
Gai= katakana transcription of "guy"

a powerful guy

Jiraiya 自来也

is the title character of the Japanese folk tale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari.

Tsunade 綱手

Tsunade= mooring

In the legend of Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari. Jiraiya Jiraiya fell in love with Tsunade

Orochimaru 大蛇丸

Orochi = big snake
Maru = suffix for old Japanese male first names

In the legend of Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatar, Orochimaru is the enemy of Jiraiya and Tsunade.

Akasuna no Sasori 赤砂のサソリ

Akasuna no= red sand
Sasori = scorpion

scorpion of th red sand

Yakushi Kabuto 薬師 カブト

Yakushi = healer
Kabuto = beetle

The beetle healer

Umino Iruka うみの イルカ

Umino = sea
Iruka = dolphin

the dolphin of the sea

New video of Kamisama Hajimemashita

The official website of the second season of Kamisama Hajimemashita released a new promotional video of the series Kamisama Hajimemashita.

Attack on Titan Season 2 Release Date

The second season of the Attack on Titan anime will air in 2016. This news comes during a press conference for the first Attack on Titan animated film, Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1 : Guren no Yumiya. Also announced, was the release date for the second Attack on Titan animated film, Shingeki no Kyojin Kōhen ~Jiyū no Tsubasa~, which will open June 27, 2015.

Japanese Language Learning Resource List

When we launched for the first time in learning Japanese, this long and exciting intellectual adventure, the most important thing and know where to begin and how to advance. I would like to create a running list of all the best resources, textbooks, apps, tools, and everything else that could be useful in the process of learning Japanese.

The way this will work is that anyone can post a resource here, and I will add it to the list. When you submit your item for addition, you should include a brief  description of what the tool is, how to find it (for example a link or download if applicable), and why you recommend it. If your tool is useful, I will add it into the list. Hopefully we can create a truly great reference point for everyone to use and learn from.

Textbooks

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar by Seiichi Makino
This book simply has no peer. It is by far the clearest, most thorough, most concise and well-thought-out Japanese language resource out there. If you really want to understand Japanese and how it works, this is the tool for you.

Japanese Core Words and Phrases by Kakuko Shoji
This book seems quite useful, and is well-indexed... but this is really for intermediate to advanced students of Japanese. To use this book, you should be able to read some Kanji, and already have a good knowledge of Japanese sentence structure and a reasonable vocabulary.

Handbook of Modern Japanese Grammar by Yoko Matsuoka McClain
This book is excellent for intermediate level.

Japanese the Manga Way
This book it explains the grammar of Japanese by using manga. the speech is much more natural. You can also learn casual speech from this book, the author does make note of what is polite speech and what is casual speech.

Website

http://learnjapanesepod.com/kana-invaders/
It is pretty similar to space invaders (hence the name), you can choose if you want hiragana or katakana characters to "rain" down and to shoot the character you have to spell how it is pronunced for example; ひょ = hyo, グ = gu.

http://www.fluentu.com/
It's a site where you can pick out videos in native Japanese to watch and then learn the translation and grammar of the video. you can also select videos based on your skill level from beginner to advanced.

http://www.tofugu.com/
This website is not just about learning the Japanese language but also the culture of Japan. Many articles released from this site are about Japanese news and explanations of words and cultural norms.

Frieza Returns In 2015's All New Dragonball Z Movie: Fukkatsu no F

ANN got this art and official movie summary from V-Jump magazine. We find the visual of the next DBZ movie, as its title: Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F ("Fukkatsu"meaning "resurrection" and "F" is short for "Frieza" as says Akira Toriyama the creator of Dragon Ball).

Surrounded by Vegeta, Piccolo and Krillin, Goku will face his worst enemy, resurrected by two former members of his army, Sorbet and Tagoma using to the famous Seven Crystal Balls. So they formulate a wish, bring their leader Frieza to life, to once again create chaos on Earth.

My drawing

I realized that drawing it's been 5 years now. What do you think?

Video: Avex Posts Special PV for "One Piece" TV Anime's 15th Anniversary

One Piece is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Avex, the company which has been releasing the DVD/Blu-ray of the anime, posted a 26-minute video featuring the 15 famous scenes. The first episode of the anime was aired on Fuji TV and its affiliates across Japan on October 20, 1999, then the series counted its 670th episode on November 16. What is your favorite One Piece episode?

Best-selling manga in America for the week ending November 8, 2014.

1	ATTACK ON TITAN, VOL. 14
2	BLEACH, VOL. 62
3	NO GAME, NO LIFE, VOL. 1
4	ATTACK ON TITAN, VOL. 1
5	FAIRY TAIL, VOL. 43
6	POKEMON ADVENTURES: BLACK AND WHITE, VOL. 5
7	BLACK BUTLER, VOL. 18
8	NISEKOI: FALSE LOVE, VOL. 6
9	ATTACK ON TITAN: NO REGRETS, VOL. 2
10	NARUTO, VOL. 67

Source nytimes

Quiz: Star Anime

In this new section called "Star Anime", we will choose every time the most beautiful / handsome, the strongest, the most evil, the most good, the smartest and troublesome character in the world of anime.

In the end, will be determined to us who are the most beautiful, the strongest and the smartest...characters in anime.

We will start from
(The most beautiful and Handsome)

Note: Vote for only one boy and only one girl. 

Pictures to help you remember some of the characters

How to say happy birthday in Japanese?

"happy birthday" is an expression that is regularly asked to translate in Japanese. The appropriate term for saying "happy birthday" in Japanese is "o tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu" お誕生日 おめでとうございます.

• "o" お : is the polite particle
• "Tanjōbi" 誕生日: birthday
• "omedetō" おめでとう : congratulations
• "gozaimasu" ございます: means something like "very well"

"o tanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu" お誕生日 おめでとうございます is the full expression and polished, that you need to use with anyone who has a high social status, including the elderly, teachers, supervisors and foreigners. You can also use this expression with the people with whom you are familiar to emphasize greater sincerity.

you can say "tanjōbi omedetō" 誕生日 おめでとう, if it is a friend you're close.

• Ask someone's birthday date using "tanjōbi wa itsudesu ka?" 誕生日はいつですか？ 

Some insults in Japanese

Insults in Japanese, a vocabulary that can sometimes be useful in understanding common expressions in the mouth of some characters shonen, some movies and anime.

I suggest some insults used in Japanese. Most of the time, in the manga.

shit!	kuso	糞
damn	chikushō	畜生
idiot	baka	馬鹿
stupid	aho	アホ
the less polished version of idiot	bakayarō yarō konoyarō	馬鹿やろう 野郎 この野郎
to insult a grandmother to insult a grandfather	kusobaba kusojij	糞ばば 糞じじ
shut up	urusai	うるさい
shut up much less polite	damare	黙れ
motherfucker	onore kusotare kisama temee	己 糞たれ 貴様 テメー
ugly woman	busu	ブス
youngster	kozō	こぞう
go!	ike!	行け
liar	usotsuki	嘘つき

Obviously, there are still many, if you have any expressions not listed do not hesitate to leave a comment.
After all these insults, you might want to say "I love you" in Japanese!

What would happen if the Titans of Shingeki no Kyojin attacking the Marvel Universe?

Not a joke, A crossover between Shingeki no Kyojin and Marvel!

CB Cebulski, the editorial director of Marvel Comics, announced on Twitter That a crossover between the Marvel universe and manga Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) of Hajime Isayama are coming out soon.

The first crossover begins in 2 weeks in Japan.

Surprising announcement and very exciting!

"One Piece" Offers Subtle Tribute to End of "Naruto"

Yeah, that's it, it is well and truly over! In the 50th issue of Shonen Jump released November 6, 2014, on the internet that we find the last two chapters of Naruto.
In this issue, is also the 766th chapter of One Piece, in which the author Eiichiro Oda has crammed Naruto homages into the title page.

We can see the emblems of Konoha on Namie's dress, Luffy eating a bowl of Ramen Ichiraku. and a fox eat with them at the table wearing a T-shirt with a fish croquette (who said Naruto in Japanese).

One Piece logo is written with the symbol of Konoha, a Shuriken, and even Naruto himself in shadow.

There is even a hidden message in this drawing. the first signs of each menu are the following message: "Naruto otsukaresan deshita." "Thank you for your hard work, Naruto!".

That's not all, because who eats in front of Luffy in your opinion? The dress does remind you of anyone?

And in the very last page of Naruto, there is also a reminder to One Piece, with the presence of a graffiti symbol Luffy.

How to Say Family Members in Japanese

Family 家族
In Japanese, there is a difference whether we speak of the members of his own family to a third party, members of the family of another person, or when one speaks directly to members of his family. The following table lists the various names listed by case.

	speak of members of his own family to a third party	speak of members of the family of another person	speaks directly to members of his family
Father	chichi 父	otousan お父さん	papa パパ / otousan お父さん
mother	Haha 母	okaasan お母さん	mama ママ / okaasan お母さん
Grandfather	sofu 祖父	ojiisan お祖父さん	ojiisan お祖父さん
Grandmother	sobo 祖母	obaasan お祖母さん	obaasan お祖母さん
Son	musuko 息子	musukosan 息子さん	"first name"
Daughter	musume 娘	musumesan 娘さん	"first name"
Grandchild	mago 孫	omagosan お孫さん	"first name"
Older brother	ani 兄	oniisan お兄さん	oniisan お兄さん / oniichan お兄ちゃん
Older sister	ane 姉	oneesan お姉さん	oneesan お姉さん / oneechan お姉ちゃん
Younger brother	otōto	otōtosan 弟さん	"first name"
Younger sister	imōto 妹	imōtosan 妹さん	"first name"
Husband	otto 夫	goshujin ご主人	"first name"
Wife	kanai 家内 / tsuma 妻	okusan 奥さん	"first name"