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[darkshadow]

Originally posted by: Chaoskiddo
i always wondered, i know hokage in naruto means like "head of fire village" but, they said the prefix "ho" means fire and we know kage means shadow, so i dont think this makes sense...fireshadow? (for konoha it makes sense because they're techniques focus on fire and shadow, but what about other countries?) Kazekage? sandshadow? could somebody with japanese skills translate these words litertaly or are these made up words just for naruto?

i read something about that, it was actually pretty deep, it was like, the shadow that the flame of a candle casts on others, not sure any more what it was exactly like, but i think it means that the "hokage" stands above all and stands in the light for everyone to notice while others of less importance stay in the shadow

[XanBcoo]

Originally posted by: darkshadow

Originally posted by: Chaoskiddo
i always wondered, i know hokage in naruto means like "head of fire village" but, they said the prefix "ho" means fire and we know kage means shadow, so i dont think this makes sense...fireshadow? (for konoha it makes sense because they're techniques focus on fire and shadow, but what about other countries?) Kazekage? sandshadow? could somebody with japanese skills translate these words litertaly or are these made up words just for naruto?

i read something about that, it was actually pretty deep, it was like, the shadow that the flame of a candle casts on others, not sure any more what it was exactly like, but i think it means that the "hokage" stands above all and stands in the light for everyone to notice while others of less importance stay in the shadow

Or it can mean exactly what I said 7 posts ago...
Where are you getting this metaphor from? It sounds interesting but I don't think it's the case.

[Deblas]

With One Piece. 4kids had at least the decency to keep the original attacks in japanese. But I'm not sure if they call themselves Nakama or friends in the dubs. All of the One Piece watchers know how extremely important this word is to the world of One Piece.