What is the formal term for energy in Dragon Ball Z?


In Bleach, the term is "reiatsu". In Naruto, it is "chakra". However, all I
ever really heard in DBZ is "power level". Is there a more formal descriptive
term for the source of their powers or the energy they give off?




The original Japanese term is _ki_ (pronounced the same as "key", written as
気). It can also be spelled _chi_ or _qi_. The same term is used for a [concept
in martial arts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi), though naturally Dragon
Ball's version is quite a bit different from this. In the English dubs, this
term is never used, and "energy" is used throughout the series.

According to Toriyama, there are 3 components of ki, namely Genki (元気, roughly
meaning Energy), Yūki (勇気, Courage), and Shōki (正気, Mind). Ki also can be
positive or negative. The various charge up and transformation sequences are
all done in order to increase one's ki.

[Dragon Ball Wiki](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ki) has more information
on ki in the series.




The original Japanese term is _ki_ (pronounced the same as "key", written as
気). It can also be spelled _chi_ or _qi_. The same term is used for a [concept
in martial arts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi), though naturally Dragon
Ball's version is quite a bit different from this. In the English dubs, this
term is never used, and "energy" is used throughout the series.

According to Toriyama, there are 3 components of ki, namely Genki (元気, roughly
meaning Energy), Yūki (勇気, Courage), and Shōki (正気, Mind). Ki also can be
positive or negative. The various charge up and transformation sequences are
all done in order to increase one's ki.

[Dragon Ball Wiki](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ki) has more information
on ki in the series.

