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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

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. 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 ...

. Satoru is the root of the Zen Buddhist word .

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''Satoru'' 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: *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'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

People with the name

* Satoru Abe (1926–2025), American painter and sculptor *, Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author * Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sprinter *, fourth president and CEO of Nintendo *, Japanese table tennis player * Satoru Kobayashi (disambiguation), 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

Fictional characters

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

One Punch Man is a Japanese Superhero comics, superhero manga series created by One (manga artist), One. It tells the story of Saitama (One-Punch Man), Saitama, an independent superhero who, having trained to the point that he can defeat any opponent ...

'' *Satoru Akefu (明負悟), a major antagonist in the eighth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series '' JoJolion'' *, the main hero of the tokusatsu series ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger'' *Satoru Arihara (在原暁), the main character in the visual novel '' RIDDLE JOKER'' *, 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 ...

'' *, a character in the manga and anime series '' Ace of Diamond'' * Satoru Gojo (五条悟), one of the protagonists in ''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The ...

'' *, a character in the manga and anime series '' Shion no Ō'' * Satoru Ikaruga (悟), the main character in the manga series ''D-Live!!'' *, 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 manga magazine '' Ultra Jump'' from June 2009 to October 2022, with its chapters collected in 18 volumes. It follows Makoto Saeki, the d ...

'' *Satoru Kanzaki (悟), a character in the manga and anime series ''

Area 88 is a Japanese manga series by Kaoru Shintani serialized between 1979 and 1986. The story is about a young pilot named Shin Kazama and his experiences at Area 88, a mercenary air force base secluded in the desert in the fictional nation of ...

'' *Satoru Mikami (三上悟), a character and Rimuru Tempest's previous self in ''

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime , also known as ''Regarding Reincarnated to Slime'' and by the contraction , is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by , and illustrated by Mitz Vah. The story follows Satoru Mikami, a salaryman who is murdered and th ...

'' *, a character in the Japanese drama '' Atashinchi no Danshi'' *, a character in the tokusatsu series ''

Kamen Rider Ryuki is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series. The twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Series, it was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei Company, Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to ...

'' *, 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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