Satoru

*Satoru*
Origin
Gender	Male
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related names	Satoshi

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).

Possible writings

Satoru 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

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

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