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).

Satoru
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related namesSatoshi

Possible writings

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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

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Fictional characters

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  • 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

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