Satoru (さとる, サトル) is a Japanese verb meaning "to know" or "understand". It is a common masculine Japanese given name. Satoru is the root of the Zen Buddhist word Satori (悟り, enlightenment).
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
Other names | |
Related names | Satoshi |
Possible writings
editSatoru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 悟る, "be spiritually awakened" or "attain higher perception"
- as a given name
- 悟, "enlightenment"
- 聡, "smart"
- 智, "wisdom"
- 知, "knowledge"
- 了, "understanding"
- 哲, "philosophy"
- 聖, "virtuous"
- 暁, "daybreak"
The name can also be written in hiragana
People with the name
edit- Satoru Abe (born 1926), American painter and sculptor
- Satoru Akahori (あかほり さとる, born 1965), Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author
- Satoru Asako (浅子 覚, born 1971) Japanese professional wrestler
- Satoru Hayashi (林 慧, born 1988), Japanese footballer
- Satoru Higashi (東 悟, born 1963), Japanese boxer
- Satoru Ienishi (家西 悟, born 1960), Japanese politician
- Satoru Inoue (井上 悟, born 1971), Japanese sprinter
- Satoru Iwata (岩田 聡, 1959-2015), fourth president and CEO of Nintendo
- Satoru Kawahara (河原 智), Japanese table tennis player
- Satoru Kobayashi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Satoru Komiyama (小宮山 悟, born 1965), Japanese professional baseball player
- Satoru Kōsaki (神前 暁, born 1974), Japanese music composer
- Satoru Matsuhashi (松橋 暁, born 1961), Japanese ski jumper
- Satoru Misawa (三沢 悟, born 1943), Japanese ice hockey player
- Satoru Miyano (宮野 悟, born 1954), Japanese bioinformatician
- Satoru Miyoshi (三好 悟, born 1963), Japanese rower
- Satoru Mizushima (水島 総, born 1949), Japanese film maker
- Satoru Nakajima (中嶋 悟, born 1953), Japanese racing driver
- Satoru Nakano (中野 悟, born 1947), Japanese swimmer
- Satoru Noda (artist) (野田 サトル), Japanese manga artist
- Satoru Noda (footballer) (野田 知, born 1969), Japanese footballer
- Satoru Nomura (野村 悟, born 1946), Japanese Yakuza leader
- Satoru Okada (岡田 智), general manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering
- Satoru Otomo (大友 哲, born 1957), a Japanese astronomer
- Satoru Sakaguchi (阪口 悟, born 1978), Japanese shogi player
- Satoru Sasaki (佐々木 悟, born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
- Satoru Sayama (佐山 聡, born 1957), Japanese professional wrestler
- Satoru Shibata (柴田 聡, born 1962), president of Nintendo of Europe
- Satoru Tanigawa (谷川 聡, born 1972), Japanese hurdler
- Satoru Terao (寺尾 悟, born 1975), Japanese speed skater
- Satoru Yamagishi (山岸 智, born 1983), Japanese football player
- Satoru Yamamoto (山本 悟, 1925–2006), Grand Chamberlain of Japan
- Satoru Yoshida (吉田 悟, born 1970), Japanese footballer
Fictional characters
edit- Satoru (サトル), a side character in the manga and anime series One Punch Man
- Satoru Akefu (明負 悟), a major antagonist in the eighth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series JoJolion
- Satoru Akashi (明石 暁), the main hero of the tokusatsu series GoGo Sentai Boukenger
- Satoru Arihara (在原 暁), the main character in the visual novel RIDDLE JOKER
- Satoru Fujinuma (藤沼 悟), the main character in the manga, anime, and film Boku Dake ga Inai Machi
- Satoru Furuya (降谷 暁), a character in the manga and anime series Ace of Diamond
- Satoru Gojo (五条 悟), one of the protagonists in Jujutsu Kaisen
- Satoru Hani (羽仁 悟), a character in the manga and anime series Shion no Ō
- Satoru Ikaruga (悟), the main character in the manga series D-Live!!
- Satoru Kamio (神尾 悟), a character in the manga and anime series Gingitsune
- Satoru Kanzaki (悟), a character in the manga and anime series Area 88
- Satoru Mikami (三上 悟), a character and Rimuru Tempest's previous self in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
- Satoru Ohkura (大蔵 智), a character in the Japanese drama Atashinchi no Danshi
- Satoru Tojo (東條 悟), a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Satoru Toyama (兎山悟), a character in the anime series Wonderful PreCure!
- Satoru Tsukada (悟る 塚田), a character in the web comics Randal's Friends
- Satoru Yotsumura (四ツ村 暁), a character in the manga series Sakamoto Days
See also
edit- 8485 Satoru, a main-belt asteroid