Satoru

For the Buddhist term, see Satori.

Satoru
Gender	Male
Origin
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 or katakana.

People

• Satoru Abe (born 1926), American painter and sculptor
• Satoru Akahori (さとる), Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author
• Satoru Asako (覚, born 1971) Japanese professional wrestler
• Satoru Ienishi (悟, born 1960), Japanese politician
• Satoru Iwata (聡, 1959-2015), fourth president and CEO of Nintendo
• Satoru Kobayashi (覚, born 1959), Japanese professional Go player
• Satoru Kobayashi (director) (悟, 1930–2001), Japanese film director
• Satoru Komiyama (悟, born 1965), Japanese professional baseball player
• Satoru Kōsaki (暁, born 1974), Japanese music composer
• Satoru Mizushima (総, born 1949), Japanese film maker
• Satoru Nakajima (悟, born 1953), Japanese racing driver
• Satoru Okada (智), general manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering
• Satoru Otomo (哲), a Japanese astronomer
• Satoru Sayama (聡, born 1957), Japanese professional wrestler
• Satoru Shibata, president of Nintendo of Europe
• Satoru Yamagishi (智, born 1983), Japanese football player

Characters

• Satoru Akashi (暁), the main hero of the tokusatsu series GoGo Sentai Boukenger
• Satoru Furuya (暁), a character in the manga and anime series Ace of Diamond
• Satoru Hani (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 Kanzaki (悟), a character in the manga and anime series Area 88
• Satoru Ohkura (大蔵 智), a character in the Japanese drama Atashinchi no Danshi
• Satoru Kamio (悟), a character in the manga and anime series Gingitsune

See also

• 8485 Satoru, a main-belt asteroid