Satoko

Satoko
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesSatomi

Satoko (さとこ, サトコ) is a Japanese female given name.

Written forms

Satoko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 聡子 "wise, child"
  • 智子 "wisdom, child"
  • 里子 "village, child"
  • 理子 "logic, child"
  • 悟子 "enlightened, child"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

  • Princess Satoko, daughter of Prince Kaya Kuninori
  • Satoko, wife of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second Tokugawa shōgun of Japan
  • Satoko Akiyama (秋山 紗登子), Japanese popular music artist
  • Anekōji Satoko, a lady-in-waiting at the court of Emperor Kōkaku
  • Satoko Fujii (藤井 郷子; born 1958), Japanese avant-garde jazz pianist, accordionist and composer
  • Satoko Fujiwara (藤原 佐登子; born 1963), Japanese retired para table tennis player
  • Satoko Inoue (井上 郷子; born 1958), Japanese pianist
  • Satoko Ishimine (石嶺 聡子; born 1975), Japanese female singer-songwriter
  • Satoko Ito (伊藤 聡子; born 1967), Japanese television tarento and news anchor
  • Satoko Kamoshida (鴨志田 聡子), born 1979, a Yiddish Scholar at the University of Tokyo
  • Satoko Kashikawa, producer of 1 Litre of Tears
  • Satoko Kishimoto (岸本 聡子; born 1974), Japanese politician and book editor
  • Satoko Kitahara (北原 怜子; 1929–1958), Japanese Roman Catholic
  • Satoko Kiyuduki (きゆづき さとこ), Japanese manga artist and illustrator
  • Satoko Kizaki (木崎 さと子; born 1939), Japanese novelist
  • Satoko Kuni, daughter of Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi and sister of Empress Kōjun, the mother of Akihito
  • Satoko Kuroki (born 1986), Japanese handball player
  • Satoko Mabuchi (馬渕 智子; born 1982), Japanese softball player
  • Satoko Makishi (真喜志 智子; born 1977), Japanese pop/folk rock singer
  • Satoko Miyachi, character designer for Madlax
  • Satoko Miyahara (宮原 知子; born 1998), Japanese retired figure skater
  • Satoko Morikawa, character designer for The Cat Returns
  • Satoko Morishita (森下 恵子; born 1974), Japanese former backstroke swimmer
  • Satoko Nishikawa, singer of Shang Shang Typhoon
  • Satoko Okazaki (岡崎 聡子; born 1961), Japanese gymnast
  • Satoko Okudera (奥寺 佐渡子; born 1966), Japanese screenwriter
  • Satoko Sakamoto, murdered by members of Aum Shinrikyo along with her husband, Tsutsumi Sakamoto, who was a lawyer working on a class action lawsuit against Aum Shinrikyo, and her child
  • Satoko Shimonari (下成 佐登子; born 1961), Japanese singer and occasional actress
  • Satoko Shinashi (しなし さとこ; born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
  • Satoko Shinohara (篠原 聡子; born 1958), Japanese architect, architectural educator, and architectural researcher
  • Satoko Suetsuna (末綱 聡子; born 1981), Japanese badminton player
  • Satoko Suzuki, Japanese diplomat
  • Satoko Takita, chairwoman of Mozilla Japan
  • Satoko Tanaka (田中 聡子; born 1942), Japanese retired backstroke swimmer
  • Satoko Togano (戸叶 里子; 1908–1971), Japanese politician
  • Satoko Tsushima (津島 里子; 1947–2016), Japanese fiction writer, essayist and critic
  • Satoko Yamada (山田 聡子; born 1995), Japanese sports shooter
  • Satoko Yamano (山野 さと子; born 1963), Japanese voice actress and singer
  • Satoko houjou fan, a Soybooru user best known for his braps

Fictional characters