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| Word: | Meaning: | Notes/Explanation: |
| Anko | Sweet Bean Paste | A sweet bean paste around which a mochi skin is wrapped. See also: Mitarashi. |
| Choji | Hanafuda is a type of Japanese card game where there are certain lineups of cards which score different points (like in poker: full house, royal flush, etc.) The 'InoShikaCho' is one of these line-ups. The 'Cho' card is a butterfly. | |
| Gaara | "I love death" | Gaara's name is a pun on the phraise "I love death." The Kanji on his forehead means 'Love' which is the 'ai' part in his name. |
| Gekkou | Tropical Lizard | Note: In English, it is spelt Gecko. 'Haya' means "crawl" or "it crawls". Te' means "trick", "move", "person", "arm", amoungst other things. |
| GamaBunta | Toad Boss | ...N/A |
| Haruno | Spring (of) | Haru means Spring which is the season in which the Cherry Blossom flower blooms. No is basically a connecting word making her full name "Cherry Blossom of Spring." |
| Hatake | Field | This is connected with his first name, Kakashi, which means scarecrow. Note: Hatake means a dry field. |
| Hinata | Sun | See also: Hyuga (Hyuga also can mean Sun) |
| Hokage | Fire Shadow | Ho = Fire. Kage = Shadow. Kage is the name given to the most elite Ninjas who rule a Hidden Village. |
| Hyuga | Sun | N/A |
| Ino | Hanafuda is a type of Japanese card game where there are certain lineups of cards which score different points (like in poker: full house, royal flush, etc.) The 'InoShikaCho' is one of these line-ups. The 'Ino' card is a boar (Sakura calls her "Ino Pig-chan.") | |
| Iruka | Dolphin | N/A |
| Kabuto | Helmet | His team-mates, Yoroi and Tsurugu, are also named after battle gear. Stuff that a Ninja would wear. |
| Kakashi | Scarecrow | His last name, Hatake, means (dry) field which is where you place scarecrows. Another interesting fact about the name Scarecrow is that, when Ninjas had nothing to hide behind, they could manipulate their body into various shapes, and become a part of the scenery. One common example is where a Ninja would replace, and take the form of, a scarecrow. His silhouette, in theory, would go unnoticed. |
| Kazekage | Wind Shadow | N/A |
| Korasu | Kills | N/A |
| Kurenai | "Gets Dark" | See also: Yuuhi |
| Makimono | (Ninja) Scroll | N/A |
| Mitarashi | Type of Japanese Candy | Mitarashi Dango is a type of mochi, rounded into balls and skewered on a stick with a shoyu-sugar type sauce covering it. Anko is seen eating one when she throws sticks at the tree to complete the Leaf mark. See also: Anko. |
| Morino Ibiki | "Snore of the Forest" | N/A |
| Orochimaru | Japanese Mythical Character | N/A |
| Sakura | Cherry Blossom | Cherry Blossom is a type of flower. See also: Haruno |
| Sarutobi | Family name of one of the legendary Sanada 10 Hero Shinobis. He was an actual historical figure. His maiden name was Sasuke. | |
| Sasuke | Maiden name of one of the legendary Sanada 10 Hero Shinobis. He was an actual historical figure. His family name was Sarutobi. | |
| Shikamaru | Hanafuda is a type of Japanese card game where there are certain lineups of cards which score different points (like in poker: full house, royal flush, etc.) The 'InoShikaCho' is one of these line-ups. The 'Shika' card is a Deer. | |
| Tsunami | Harbour Wave | It is pronounced "Suu-naam-E", a tsunami is basically a huge tidal wave. |
| Tsurugu | Sword | His team-mates, Kabuto and Yoroi, are also named after battle gear. Stuff that a Ninja would wear. |
| Uchiha | Fan | Uchiha, or Uchiwa, is a type of fan (a wooden paddle that you wave in front of your face to cool you off) and this is the family symbol of the Uchiha Clan. There is one on the back of Sasuke's shirt. |
| Umino | Sea/Ocean (of) | Umi means Sea or Ocean and 'no' is basically a connecting word. So Iruka's full name is something like "Dolphin of the Sea." |
| Uzumaki | Spirals | This is connected with Narutos first name since it is a type of fish cake with a spiral on it. |
| Yoroi | Body Armor | His team-mates, Kabuto and Tsurugu, are also named after battle gear. Stuff that a Ninja would wear. |
| Yuuhi | Setting Sun | See also: Kurenai |
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