Satomi

Satomi
PronunciationSá-tó-mí
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Meaningdifferent meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesSatoko

Satomi (さとみ, サトミ) is a feminine Japanese given name which is also a surname.

Written forms

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

  • 里美, "hometown, beauty"
  • 怜美, "wise, beauty"
  • 聡美, "wise, beauty"
  • 智美, "wisdom, beauty"
  • 理美, "intelligence, beauty"
  • 叡美, "intelligence, beauty"
  • 聖美, "holy, beauty"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

as a surname
  • 里見, "hometown, look"

Satomi Clan

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Places

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People

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Given name

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  • Satomi Akesaka (明坂 聡美; born 1988), Japanese actress, voice actress and former singer
  • Satomi Amano (天野 聡美), Japanese voice actress
  • Satomi Arai (明坂 聡美; born 1980), Japanese voice actress
  • Satomi Fukunaga (福永 恵規; born 1967), Japanese former idol and singer
  • Satomi Hanamura (花村 怜美; born 1984), Japanese actress and voice actress
  • Satomi Ichikawa (市川 里美; born 1949), Japanese children's literature illustrator and author
  • Satomi Igawa (井川 里美; born 1978), Japanese former badminton player
  • Satomi Ikezawa (池沢 理美; born 1984), Japanese manga artist
  • Satomi Ishihara (石原 さとみ; born 1986), Japanese actress
  • Satomi Ito (伊藤 聡美; born 1988), Japanese fashion and costume designer
  • Satomi Kobayashi (小林 聡美; born 1965), Japanese actress
  • Satomi Koike (小池 里美; born 1950), Japanese speed skater
  • Satomi Kōrogi (こおろぎ さとみ; born 1962), Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator
  • Satomi Kubokura (久保倉 里美; born 1982), Japanese track and field athlete
  • Satomi Matsuzaki (born 1974), Japanese member of the Deerhoof
  • Satomi Mitarai (怜美), a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl who was murdered by her classmate
  • Satomi Oka (丘 さとみ; 1935–2024), Japanese actress
  • Satomi Okuie (born 1982), Japanese instructor
  • Satomi Ono (尾野 聡美; born 1975), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Satomi Satō (佐藤 聡美; born 1986), Japanese voice actress and singer
  • Satomi Suzuki (鈴木 聡美; born 1991), Japanese swimmer
  • Satomi Takano (高野 聡美; born 1990), Japanese mixed martial artist
  • Satomi Takasugi (高杉 さと美; born 1985), Japanese pop singer, race queen, and former gravure idol
  • Satomi Wadami (和田見 里美; born 1987), Japanese amateur road and track cyclist
  • Satomi Watanabe (渡邉 聡美; born 1999), Japanese professional squash player

Surname

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  • Ahmad Satomi (born 1981) a member of Nigeria's 9th House of Representatives
  • Hajime Satomi (里見 治; born 1942), Japanese businessman and the founder of Sammy Corporation
  • Kana Satomi (里見 香奈; born 1992), Japanese women's professional shogi player
  • Kōtarō Satomi (里見 浩太朗; born 1936), Japanese actor
  • Saki Satomi (里見 咲紀; born 1996), Japanese women's professional shogi player
  • Sarina Satomi (里見 紗李奈; born 1998), Japanese para-badminton player
  • Susumu Satomi (里見 進; born 1948), Japanese surgeon and academic administrator
  • Ryūji Satomi (里見 隆治; born 1967), Japanese politician
  • Ton Satomi (里見 弴; 1888-1983), Japanese author
  • Yukio Satomi (born 1975), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Yuzuki Satomi (里見 柚己; born1997), Japanese kickboxer

Pseudonym

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Fictional characters

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See also

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  • Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (南総里見八犬伝), a Japanese 106 volume epic novel by Kyokutei Bakin
    • Satomi Hakkenden (里見八犬伝), a 1983 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku loosely based on the above

Notes

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  1. ^ In hiragana.
  2. ^ A real person with this name is Satomi Takasugi.
  3. ^ In katakana.
  4. ^ No canonical Japanese name as character in American series.