Satoko

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"
• 理子 "logic, child"
• 悟子 "enlightened, child"
• 怜子 "intelligent, child"
• 恵子 "blessing, child"
• 里子 "village, child"
• 郷子 "hometown, child"
• 佐登子 "help, climb, 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
• Satoko Anekōji, 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

Fictional characters

• Satoko Yamano from Oh My Goddess!
• Satoko Ayakura from The Sea of Fertility
• Satoko Hōjō from Higurashi When They Cry
• A character from The Sound of the Mountain
• Satoko Shimoyanagi from Churasan 3
• Asai Satoko from Friends (2002 TV series)
• A character from Strawberry Shortcakes
• Satoko Takanashi from Gate Keepers
• Satoko Kayama, a minor character in the Paranoia Agent episode "Mellow Maromi"
• When Ash was crossdressed in Pokémon, Ash (Satoshi) was called 'Satoko (Ashley)'
• Satoko Sasauchi, a character from Strike Witches
• Satoko Kusagakure from NinKoro

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