Here's what “deku” means in Japanese and in the anime My Hero Academia. Deku (木偶) is a Japanese word that means “wooden figure” or “puppet” but also “blockhead”, “fool”, or...
Throughout his childhood and into his teen years, Izuku would often be bullied by Katsuki, who would give him the nickname "Deku" (an alternate kun'yomi reading of his given name's kanji that is homophonous with 木偶, meaning "useless person; good for nothing"; treated as a clipped compound of "Defenseless Izuku" in ...
Midorya is the written (緑谷). The first kanji meaning green which could be a reference to his color scheme and hair. The second meaning valley, or point between to high ends, or the space between something. In a literal sense "Greenvalley", he is literal broccoli boi.
It's a shortened form of Katsu-chan, pronounced in a cute/childlish way. Since "Katsu" in Bakugou's name means "victory" it could kinda mean "Vicky", "Vikky", "Lil' Victory", but it basically is just a a short, cute form of a name, like Bobby or Johnny.
In Japanese, the name of Midoriya Izuku is written 緑谷 出 久. But, the kanji (Japanese characters) have more than one reading so 出(izu), and 久(ku), the kanji that make up the name of Midoriya can have multiple pronunciations. Note: Izuku is his name and Midoriya is his last name.
In Japanese "shoto" means short sword. - Samurai in feudal Japan wore a set of swords called a Daisho comprised of a "shoto" short sword and "daito" long sword.
Bakugou pointed out when they were younger that the Kanji of Izuku's name could also be read as "deku" or "dekunobu" which means useless. Because Izuku didn't have a quirk Bakugou took to calling Izuku Deku instead, because he thought Izuku was useless (and because he--Bakugou--was insecure).
Well? Speak up, dad! Dabi showcasing his relentless hatred for his father. Dabi (in Japanese: 荼毘, translated as Cremation), also known as Blueflame (in Japanese:蒼炎 Sōen), is a major antagonist of the My Hero Academia franchise. He is the archenemy of Shoto Todoroki and Endeavor.
Shoto's name is spelled with the kanji 焦凍, which means charcoal (焦) ((which is the base for 焦げ, meaning charred or burned)), and freeze/frozen (凍). So 凍焦 basically means frost burn. Additionally, Tosho is pronounced almost exactly the same was as Shoto, but backwards!
Aizawa (相沢 "fellow swamp") is a Japanese surname. Alternate writings include 相澤 ("fellow swamp"), 藍澤 ("indigo swamp") and 藍沢 ("indigo swamp"). Notable people with the surname include: Chiyo Aizawa (相沢 チヨ; born 1932), Japanese woman who killed her father.
It's a portmanteau of Bakugo's first name Katsuki and the "chan" honorific. This is normally used for small children, cute girls and close friends. It can also be used for older boys. Midoriya probably uses this honorific because he sees Bakugo as a close friend.
In ancient Japanese, "ya" is the word for "eight." 01:08. However, in this expression, "yaoyorozu" means "an infinite number of." 01:13. "Yaoyorozu no kami" refers to the multitudes of "kami," or divine spirits, in Shinto, the ancient Japanese religion.
