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Samurott is a combination of ''samurai'' and ''otter''. | Samurott is a combination of ''samurai'' and ''otter''. | ||
Daikenki is the complete reading of "大剣鬼", mean "big sword-wielding demon" (its Chinese and Korean names are based on this reading). This is a combination of 大 ''dai'' (meaning "big"), and 剣鬼 ''kenki'' (meaning "sword-wielding demon" or "swordmaster"; 剣 ''ken'' means "sword", and 鬼 ''ki'' means "demon"). 大 ''dai'' may refer to Samurott's place in the evolutionary line, as the 'biggest' and therefore the final evolution. | Daikenki is the complete [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji#On.27yomi_.28Chinese_reading.29 on'yomi] (Chinese sound) reading of "大剣鬼", mean "big sword-wielding demon" (its Chinese and Korean names are based on this reading). This is a combination of 大 ''dai'' (meaning "big"), and 剣鬼 ''kenki'' (meaning "sword-wielding demon" or "swordmaster"; 剣 ''ken'' means "sword", and 鬼 ''ki'' means "demon"). 大 ''dai'' may refer to Samurott's place in the evolutionary line, as the 'biggest' and therefore the final evolution. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |
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