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sushiboy1 09-12-2008 04:18 AM

sasuke
 
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 09-12-2008 04:34 AM

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

MMM 09-12-2008 04:36 AM

You are terrible, Nagoyankee.

SSJup81 09-12-2008 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sushiboy1 (Post 582721)
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 09-12-2008 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 582728)

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 09-12-2008 01:45 PM

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

MaU 09-12-2008 02:33 PM

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

Debezo 09-12-2008 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Nagoyankee (Post 582741)
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.
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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 09-12-2008 03:27 PM

Thanks MaU and Debezo. I stand corrected.


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