Satoru (さとる)

Satoru is read さとる and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 悟, 解 and 開. All three are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.

Reading

さ·と·る (3 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Masculine

Source

Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Satoru

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 悟
    さとる
    CommonMasculine

    Enlightenment

  • 解
    さとる
    Masculine

    Unravel

  • 開
    さとる
    Masculine

    Open

The kanji in Satoru

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 悟insight1 spelling
  • 解unravel1 spelling
  • 開open1 spelling

Satoru with common surnames

Full names with a different spelling and surname on each card. Tap a card for the kanji breakdown.

Names that sound similar

Names that start or end with the same sounds.

Satoko (さとこ)Satoshi (さとし)Sakura (さくら)Sachiko (さちこ)

Satoru on our lists

Topic pages that include a spelling of this name.

Japanese Boy Names with MeaningsJapanese Boy NamesJapanese Names Starting with SCommon Japanese First NamesTraditional Japanese Male NamesJapanese Emperor Names

Questions about Satoru

Is Satoru a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Satoru is masculine.

What does Satoru mean?

Satoru is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 悟 reads as "enlightenment", 解 reads as "unravel" and 開 reads as "open". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Satoru be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 悟, 解 and 開. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Satoru?

さとる is 3 beats: さ · と · る. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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