ベジータ
bejīta
ベジータ (bejīta) is the Japanese way to say Vegeta, the name of a character from the Dragon Ball series.
ベジータ refers specifically to the character from the Dragon Ball franchise. It is written in Katakana, which is the Japanese script typically used for foreign names and loanwords.
How do you pronounce it?
bejīta
Did you know?
- The name is a play on the English word 'vegetable', specifically a linguistic nod to his extraterrestrial race's theme.
- Japanese fans often use the honorific 様 (sama) after ベジータ when roleplaying or discussing the character's royal status, which is a much higher level of respect than the standard さん (san).
- In Japanese gaming and anime subcultures, names like ベジータ that are based on English food words are a common trope for 'alien' or 'otherworldly' characters.
Examples in context
- ベジータはとても強いです。Bejīta wa totemo tsuyoi desu.Vegeta is very strong.
- 好きなキャラクターはベジータです。Suki na kyarakutā wa Bejīta desu.My favorite character is Vegeta.
- ベジータのフィギュアを買いました。Bejīta no figyua o kaimashita.I bought a Vegeta figure.
Example conversation
Yota and Himari are talking about an anime they both watch.
- 陽太 Yotaこのシーンのベジータ、かっこいいよね。Kono shīn no Bejīta, kakkoii yone.Vegeta looks so cool in this scene, doesn't he?
- 陽葵 Himariそうだね。誇り高いところが素敵だと思う。Sō da ne. Hokori takai tokoro ga suteki da to omou.I agree. I think his pride is what makes him great.
- 陽太 Yotaベジータの修行シーンはいつも熱いな。Bejīta no shugyō shīn wa itsumo atsui na.Vegeta's training scenes are always so intense.
- 陽葵 Himari本当に。ずっと応援したくなるよね。Hontō ni. Zutto ōen shitaku naru yone.Exactly. It makes you want to cheer for him forever.
