61%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Literature, Popular Culture Scripts 悟空(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /ɡo̞.kɯᵝː/(Japanese) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Japanese calque of Wukong, referring to the Monkey King. Starting in 1984 it was used by Akira Toriyama for the hero in the Dragon Ball manga, and subsequently in several animated television series and video games. Related Names Rootsgo + kū Categories Dragon Ball characters, fictional characters