Where did the name 'Roshi' come from?

[ahill1]

I know that it's used to refer to Kame-Sen'nin, but was the name "Roshi" also employed in the manga? Forgive my awful memory on this.

I've seen some ppl saying that Roshi is Kame-Sen'nin's true name as I've seen ppl saying Roshi was a mistranslation or some thing.

 

[Papasmurf]

It means old master. Muten Roshi is another moniker for Kame Sennin.

 

[ahill1]

It means old master. Muten Roshi is another moniker for Kame Sennin.

Is it less accurate tho?

 

[Papasmurf]

Is it less accurate tho?

I don't think so. Kame Sennin seems to be a term Galu uses primarily (Kame-Sennin jii-chan) while others like Tenshinhan and Kuririn seem to use Muten-Roshi-sama more.

 

[GreatSaiyaman123]

I own a copy of volume 4 by Panini and the cover for Chapter 47 (or 46 for Viz, image below) is translated as the following:

“Sometimes he’s the happy Master Kame!

Others, the mysterious Jackie Chun!

But, in reality, he is… the invincible Mutenroshi!”

 

[Captain Cadaver]

As Kenshi said, it literally means Old Master, with the full title of Muten Roshi roughly meaning "The Invincible Old Master" as Viz sometimes translates it as.
For comparison, the anime/manga Saint Seiya has Shiryu refer to his master Dohko as "Roshi" up until the reveal of his youthful self in the Hades Arc, with the other Saints like Saga also referring to him as such due to his age and experience.
Roshi is more of a title that's used interchangeably by characters along with Kame-Sennin, though Tenshinhan and Kuririn use Muten Roshi to refer to him far more in the original text.