Satoru


Satoru 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.

Written forms

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

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