is a Japanese verb meaning "to know" or "understand". It is a common masculine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

. Satoru is the root of the Zen Buddhist word .

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''Satoru'' can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subse ...

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 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'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" ori ...

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 f ...

People with the name

* Satoru Abe (born 1926), American painter and sculptor *, Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author * Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sprinter *, fourth president and CEO of Nintendo *, Japanese table tennis player *

Satoru Kobayashi (disambiguation) Satoru Kobayashi may refer to: *, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese Go player {{hndis, Kobayashi, Satoru ...

, multiple people *, Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese music composer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese bioinformatician *, Japanese rower *, Japanese film maker *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese Yakuza leader *, general manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering *, a Japanese astronomer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese professional wrestler *, president of Nintendo of Europe *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese football player *, Grand Chamberlain of Japan *, Japanese footballer

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*, the main hero of the tokusatsu series ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger'' *, a character in the manga and anime series '' Ace of Diamond '' *, 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'' *, a character in the Japanese drama ''

Atashinchi no Danshi is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television starring actress Maki Horikita. The producer, director, and screenwriter for the series consists of the same team that created the successful 2007 drama ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e''. The series ...

'' *, a character in the manga and anime series ''

Gingitsune is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sayori Ochiai. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from June 2009 to October 2022, with its chapters collected in 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It follows ...

'' *, the main character in the manga, anime, and film ''

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi ''Erased'', known in Japan as ''Boku dake ga Inai Machi'' (, "The Town Where Only I Am Missing"; abbr. , ''BokuMachi''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Young Ace' ...

'' *Satoru Arihara (在原暁), the main character in the visual novel '' RIDDLE JOKER'' *Satoru Akefu (明負悟), a major antagonist in the eighth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series '' JoJolion '' *Satoru Mikami (三上悟), a character and Rimuru Tempest's previous self in '' That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime'' *

Satoru Gojo is a fictional character from Gege Akutami's manga ''Jujutsu Kaisen''. He was first introduced in Akutami's short series ''Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School'' as the mentor of the cursed teenager Yuta Okkotsu at Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu ...

(五条悟), one of the protagonists in ''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 2018, with its chapters collected and published in 21 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

'' *Satoru (サトル), a side character in the manga and anime series '' One Punch Man''

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