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Monkey King
悟空 is the short name or given name of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, from the ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West.
This title is also known as the given name of the Monkey King in Japanese. This can also be Goku, short for Son Goku, a fictional character of the Dragon Ball Japanese manga series (also based loosely on the Monkey King).
Monkey King
孫悟空 is the name Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King. He is the main character with supernatural powers in the ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West.
This title is also known as the real name of the Monkey King in Japanese. This can also be the Son Goku, better known as simply Goku, a fictional character of the Dragon Ball Japanese manga series.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your goku search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
悟空 see styles |
wù kōng wu4 kong1 wu k`ung wu kung gokuu / goku ごくう |
More info & calligraphy: Wukong / Goku(surname, given name) Gokuu |
孫悟空 孙悟空 see styles |
sūn wù kōng sun1 wu4 kong1 sun wu k`ung sun wu kung songokuu / songoku そんごくう |
More info & calligraphy: Sun Wukong / Son Goku(1) (char) Sun Wukong (character in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West); Monkey King; (2) (char) Son Goku (Dragon Ball); (ch) Sun Wukong (character in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West); Monkey King; (ch) Son Goku (Dragon Ball) |
縠 see styles |
hú hu2 hu goku |
fine silk gauze a veil |
五区 see styles |
goku ごく |
(place-name) Goku |
五空 see styles |
wǔ kōng wu3 kong1 wu k`ung wu kung gokuu / goku ごくう |
(given name) Gokuu five kinds of emptiness |
五苦 see styles |
wǔ kǔ wu3 ku3 wu k`u wu ku goku |
The five forms of suffering: I. (1) Birth, age, sickness, death; (2) parting with those loved; (3) meeting with the hated or disliked; (4) inability to obtain the desired; (5) the five skandha sufferings, mental and physical. II. Birth, age, sickness, death, and the shackles (for criminals). III. The sufferings of the hells, and as hungry ghosts, animals, asuras, and human beings. |
午來 see styles |
goku ごく |
(surname) Goku |
午供 see styles |
wǔ gōng wu3 gong1 wu kung goku |
The noon offering (of incense). |
合区 see styles |
gouku / goku ごうく |
(n,vs,vt,vi) merging of administrative or electoral districts |
後苦 后苦 see styles |
hòu kǔ hou4 ku3 hou k`u hou ku goku |
subsequent pain |
業苦 业苦 see styles |
yè kǔ ye4 ku3 yeh k`u yeh ku gouku / goku ごうく |
karmic suffering Karmaic suffering. |
極く see styles |
goku ごく |
(irregular okurigana usage) (adverb) (kana only) quite; very |
極淨 极淨 see styles |
jí jìng ji2 jing4 chi ching goku jō |
extremely pure |
極說 极说 see styles |
jí shuō ji2 shuo1 chi shuo goku setsu |
full explanation [of the buddhadharma] |
語句 语句 see styles |
yǔ jù yu3 ju4 yü chü goku ごく |
sentence words and phrases; words |
ゴウク see styles |
gouku / goku ゴウク |
(place-name) Gowk |
ごくっ see styles |
goku ごくっ |
(n,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) gulp; gulping |
極下劣 极下劣 see styles |
jí xià liè ji2 xia4 lie4 chi hsia lieh goku geretsu |
lowest |
極下賤 极下贱 see styles |
jí xià jiàn ji2 xia4 jian4 chi hsia chien goku gezen |
totally miserable |
極善來 极善来 see styles |
jí shàn lái ji2 shan4 lai2 chi shan lai goku zenrai |
most welcome |
極圓滿 极圆满 see styles |
jí yuán mǎn ji2 yuan2 man3 chi yüan man goku enman |
completely filled |
極寂靜 极寂静 see styles |
jí jí jìng ji2 ji2 jing4 chi chi ching goku jakujō |
total tranquility (tranquilization) |
極微細 极微细 see styles |
jí wēi xì ji2 wei1 xi4 chi wei hsi goku misai |
extremely subtle |
極憍醉 极憍醉 see styles |
jí jiāo zuì ji2 jiao1 zui4 chi chiao tsui goku kyōsui |
to be utterly intoxicated |
極推尋 极推寻 see styles |
jí tuī xún ji2 tui1 xun2 chi t`ui hsün chi tui hsün goku suijin |
detailed selective examination |
極損惱 极损恼 see styles |
jí sǔn nǎo ji2 sun3 nao3 chi sun nao goku sonnō |
extreme injury |
極歡喜 极欢喜 see styles |
jí huān xǐ ji2 huan1 xi3 chi huan hsi goku kanki |
ultimate bliss |
極淸淨 极淸淨 see styles |
jí qīng jìng ji2 qing1 jing4 chi ch`ing ching chi ching ching goku shōjō |
completely purified |
極猛利 极猛利 see styles |
jí měng lì ji2 meng3 li4 chi meng li goku mōri |
intense |
極簡擇 极简择 see styles |
jí jiǎn zé ji2 jian3 ze2 chi chien tse goku kentaku |
investigates; discriminates in detail |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Wukong Goku | 悟空 | go kuu / gokuu / go ku | wù kōng / wu4 kong1 / wu kong / wukong | wu k`ung / wukung / wu kung |
Sun Wukong Son Goku | 孫悟空 孙悟空 | son go kuu / songokuu / son go ku | sūn wù kōng sun1 wu4 kong1 sun wu kong sunwukong | sun wu k`ung sunwukung sun wu kung |
Kaio-Ken | 界王拳 | kai ou ken / kaiouken / kai o ken | jiè wáng quán jie4 wang2 quan2 jie wang quan jiewangquan | chieh wang ch`üan chiehwangchüan chieh wang chüan |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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