sasuke

[sushiboy1]

What does "sasuke" mean? Please don't say its just the name of a Naruto character. It is also the name of an eX-Girl song and I have seen it on Ninja Warrior as well.

[Nagoyankee]

Don't you worry. You'll only be disappointed.

[MMM]

You are terrible, Nagoyankee.

[SSJup81]

Originally Posted by sushiboy1

What does "sasuke" mean? Please don't say its just the name of a Naruto character. It is also the name of an eX-Girl song and I have seen it on Ninja Warrior as well.

Sasuke = original name of Ninja Warrior, that's why you see it in the background. Just like how you see Kunoichi in "Women of Ninja Warrior". Kunoichi is the original name.

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by MMM

You are terrible, Nagoyankee.

I know. But you will be disappointed if you think Japanese names always have cool meanings.

Sasuke means "Left Help". The kanji for Sasuke is:

佐助


First one means Left. Second means Help. I warned ya.

[sushiboy1]

So, does it mean Ninja Warrior or Left Help? (what the heck is left help?)

[MaU]

左 is left......
佐 is close but,,,,, doesnt mean "left",,,,,

[Debezo]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

佐助
First one means Left. Second means Help. I warned ya.

Did you make a careless mistake? 佐 means 'help/assistance/support' too. well, it could be 左助.

So, does it mean Ninja Warrior or Left Help? (what the heck is left help?)

According to my half-baked knowledge, 佐 was used as a samurai's rank. and 佐殿 was the nickname of Minamoto Yoritomo aka the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate. so 佐助(Sasuke) was used as a boy's name by his suppoters means as 'a supporter of samurai(Yoritomo)'. On the other hand, Sarutobi Sasuke is one of the most famous fictional Ninja. So it is usually used as ninja's name to ride on his coattails.
Kunoichi is the argot for a female ninja.

[Nagoyankee]

Thanks MaU and Debezo. I stand corrected.