Here, you can also see the hierarchically arranged ranks of each character, Vegeta being the whole category of vegetables. The name Vegeta comes from vegetables Nappa means leaf vegetables in Japanese Raditz comes from radish. My analytic introduction will follow as the names are explained. Further, this will certainly elucidate some of the underlining sharp distinctions existing that necessarily separate the characteristic traits of each character from one another.
I have laid out some of the most important names of the characters and their meanings with respect to the races they belong to so that some of the categorical differences among them will be made obvious below. While it is obvious to the native Japanese speakers and some non-Native Japanese speakers, the names of the characters in Dragon Ball series can be both entertaining and, more importantly, informative about some of the dynamics of the interplays among the characters in the series.
