- Satoru
Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Satoru
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gender = Male
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on thekanji used.
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origin = Japanese
related names =Satoshi
footnotes =nihongo|Satoru |さとる, サトル is a Japanese verb meaning "to know" or "understand". It is a common masculine
Japanese given name . In Zen, Satoru is the root to the Zen Buddhist word, nihongo|"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, "fast learner"
*惺, "realize"
*暁, "daybreak"
*諭, "persuade"
*覚, "perceive"
*智, "wisdom"
*知, "knowledge"
*了, "understanding"
*哲, "philosophy"The name can also be written inhiragana orkatakana .Real people
;with the given name Satoru
*Satoru Abe , an American painter and sculptor
*Satoru Akahori (さとる), a Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author
*Satoru Ienishi (悟), a Japanese politician
*Satoru Iwata (聡), the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo
*Satoru Kobayashi (覚), a Japanese professional Go player
*Satoru Kobayashi (悟), a Japanese film director
*Satoru Komiyama (悟), a Japanese professional baseball player
*Satoru Kousaki (暁), a Japanese music composer
*Satoru Mizushima (総), a Japanese film maker
*Satoru Nakajima (悟), a Japanese racing driver
*Satoru Okada (智), the general manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering
*Satoru Otomo (哲), a Japanese astronomer
*Satoru Sayama (聡), a Japanese professional wrestler
*Satoru Yamagishi (智), a Japanese football playerFictional characters
;with the given name Satoru
*Satoru Akashi (暁), the main hero of the Japanesetokusatsu television series "GoGo Sentai Boukenger"
*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 "ee also
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8485 Satoru , a Main-belt Asteroid
*Satori , a Japanese Buddhist term for enlightenment
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