The Psychology Behind The Names Of MHA Characters

Kanji characters in Bakugo Katsuki’s name of My Hero Academia are all powerful. Let’s see together how strong his name is!

BAKU: BAKU means blast and explosion. The left part of the character stands for fire and the right one does brute force.

GO: This kanji means valiant and outstanding. It originates from a hedgehog and began to express something strong. A hedgehog has solid needles and is known for its aggressive feature.

Seeing kanji BAKUGO gives very strong and fierce impressions. It’s a family name that doesn’t exist in reality.

KATSU: KATSU means to win, victory. Both sound and meaning are good and frequently used for boy names. This kanji matches well Katsuki’s character who hates to lose.

KI: This kanji stands for myself and it matches Katsuki’s self-centered personality.

The first name KATSUKI can be interpreted “I who win”, but it can also be read “win yourself”. If he could overcome his arrogant feature, that’s may be the time when he can be a true hero.

Not like his family name Bakugo, Katsuki is a possible name in reality. I think it’s a good name for boys in points of both sound and meaning!
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Though many of the character names in My Hero Academia are uncommon and manga-ish, the name Iida Tenya sounds very normal and super standard.

It’s seemingly hard to know, but whole his name represents his quirk. What is it? Let’s read this entry to the end and find out the secret!

II – meal: This kanji stands for rice and dish. The left part of the character means to eat. The letter that has this part is related to eating or food.

DA – rice field: It means rice fields. The shape pictures separated compartments of the field.

The family name IIDA is common and it’s seen mainly around Kanto area. The word derives from the name of the place. Actually, you can see the place named Iida all over Japan.

TEN – heaven: TEN is the heaven. The bottom part of the character stands for a man and the line on the top expresses the sky above.

This kanji is used to represent something noble and reverend, like a god, a prince or a king.

YA – suffix for boy names: A kanji character frequently used a suffix for boy names. It’s used to express the sound YA and the letter itself does not have meaning.

Unlike other characters in My Hero Academia, Iida Tenya’s name is not associated with his quirk or personality.

Why?

I guess his whole name comes from the word IDATEN and the kanji letters are chosen to express its sound.

What’s IDATEN?

IDATEN is one of the Buddhism gods and well known for his outstanding agility.

There’s a story that he caught a demon god at a blinding speed when a demon stole the ashes of Buddha. That’s why his name Idaten is used as synonymous for someone who is good at running.

It’s obvious that the name IIDA TENYA comes from IDA TEN. And this name is appropriate for his quirk “engine” that gives him super high speed!
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