is a feminine
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...
which is also a surname.
Written forms
Satomi can be written using different
kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...
characters and can mean:
*里美, "hometown, beauty"
*怜美, "wise, beauty"
*聡美, "wise, beauty"
*智美, "wisdom, beauty"
*理美, "intelligence, beauty"
*叡美, "intelligence, beauty"
*聖美, "holy, beauty"
The name can also be written in
hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...
or
katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).
The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
.
*さと美, "''sato'',
[In ]hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...
. beauty"
[A real person with this name is Satomi Takasugi.]
*サト美, "''sato'',
[In ]katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).
The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
. beauty"
;as a surname
*里見, "hometown, look"
Satomi Clan
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Satomi clan (
里見氏), a Japanese clan originating in the Sengoku period
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Satomi Yoshihiro (里美義弘, 1530-1578), a samurai of the Satomi clan
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Satomi Tadayoshi (里見忠義, 1594-1622), a retainer of the Okubo clan
Places
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Satomi, Ibaraki (里美村), a town in Ibaraki prefecture
People
Given name
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Satomi Akesaka (聡美), a Japanese voice actress
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Satomi Arai (里美, born 1980), a Japanese voice actress
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Satomi Hanamura (怜美), a Japanese actress
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Satomi Ishihara (さとみ), a Japanese actress
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Satomi Ikezawa (理美), a Japanese manga artist
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Satomi Kobayashi (聡美), a Japanese actress
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Satomi Koike, (里美) Japanese speed skater
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Satomi Koorogi (さとみ, born 1962), a Japanese voice actress
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Satomi Mitarai (怜美), a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl who was murdered by her classmate
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Satomi Oka (さとみ), a Japanese actress
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Satomi Ono (聡美) Japanese ice hockey player
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Satomi Sato (聡美 born 1986), a Japanese voice actress
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Satomi Takasugi (さと美), Japanese pop singer
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Satomi Watanabe (聡美), Japanese squash player
Surname
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Hajime Satomi (里見), the founder of Sammy Corporation
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Kana Satomi (里見), Japanese shogi player
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Kōtarō Satomi (里見), a Japanese actor
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Saki Satomi (里見), Japanese shogi player
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Ton Satomi (里美), a Japanese author
Pseudonym
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DJ Satomi, an Italian electronic music producer and remixer
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Satomi (singer, born 1989) (理美), a Japanese singer
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Satomi (singer, born 1993) (さとみ), a Japanese singer
Fictional characters
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Satomi Hakase (聡美), a character from ''
Negima! Magister Negi Magi
''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from Febru ...
''
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Satomi Noda (聡美), a character in the film, novel, and manga ''
Battle Royale''
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Satomi Ozawa (さとみ), a character in the anime and manga series ''
Shadow Star''
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Satomi Yajima (聡美), a character from the 2D fighting game series ''
Variable Geo''
*Michiru Satomi (サトミ), a character from the anime series ''
Immortal Grand Prix''
*Satomi Ito,
[No canonical Japanese name as character in American series.] a powerful Alpha
werewolf
In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek ), is an individual who can shapeshifting, shapeshift into a wolf, or especially in modern film, a Shapeshifting, therianthropic Hybrid beasts in folklore, hybrid wol ...
character and leader of a large werewolf pack on ''
Teen Wolf''
*Satomi Usagi (里美), a character from ''Puella Magi Kazumi Magica'', a manga spinoff of ''
Puella Magi Madoka Magica''
See also
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Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (南総里見八犬伝), a Japanese 106 volume epic novel by Kyokutei Bakin
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Satomi Hakkenden (里見八犬伝), a 1983 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku loosely based on the above
Notes
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