Everybody is waiting for Season 4 of “My Hero Academia(僕のヒーローアカデミア)”!
And I received another question about the kanji name s of my hero characters, thank you so much!
Please talk about the meanings of all Todoroki’s family members.
OK! Todoroki’s family members are his Dad, Mom, Big Brother#1, Big Sister, Big Brother#2, and Shoto. I already wrote about “Shoto Todoroki”, so this time I talk about only other members’ first names.
Enji 炎司 (Father): Endeavour
Endeavour’s real first name is Enji (炎司). The first kanji 炎 means “Flame” and the second one 司 contains the meaning of “Rule” and “Govern”.
He rules the flame! I think it suits his quirk!
However, when Japanese people hear the word “enji”, the first word come up in their head is “園児 (enji)”. 園児 means…”a kindergartener”!! So, I don’t think many people name the pronunciation to their son in real life. Ha ha ha.
Rei 冷 (Mother)
Shoto’s mother is Rei. The kanji 冷 means “Cold”! Yes, that’s it! I don’t know about her quirk exactly, but I bet she has something similar that Shoto has.
“Rei” sounds natural as a Japanese girl’s first name (It could be a boy’s name.) and it exists in real life. However, usually people use different kanji that has better meanings!
Touya 燈矢 (Big Brother #1)
Touya (Tohya, Toya) is the first child in this Todoroki family! I don’t talk about any details of the story here, but a lot of things seem to be going on around him….
Well, the first kanji 燈 is the old version of the common kanji today “灯”. It means “the small fire that illuminates the surroundings”.
Then the second kanji 矢 (ya) means “Arrow”.
I have no idea why his name has an “arrow”. But Something-“ya” sounds common as a Japanese boy’s name.
Fuyumi 冬美 (Big Sister)
Shoto’s big sister’s first name is Fuyumi. The first kanji 冬 means “Winter” and the second one 美 means “Beauty”.
Something-“美 (mi)” is very common Japanese girl’s name in real life.
Winter beauty…I guess her quirk is a something-cold like her mom’s.
Natsuo 夏雄 (Big Brother #2)
OK, last one is Shoto’s second big brother Natsuo! The first kanji 夏 means “Summer” and the second one 雄 means “Male”.
So, his name is like…”Summer Boy”.
Something-“o” also sounds common as a Japanese boy’s name, by the way.
Done! That’s all of the Todoroki family members!
The Meaning of the Kanji Name: Todoroki Shoto
If you are interested in Shoto and his family name, please follow the link above.
Thanks again for the question! I hope this info helps you to enjoy the show even more.
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