# Satoko

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

## Written forms

Satoko can be written using different [kanji](/source/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](/source/Hiragana) or [katakana](/source/Katakana).

## People

- Princess Satoko, daughter of [Prince Kaya Kuninori](/source/Prince_Kaya_Kuninori)
- [Satoko](/source/Oeyo), wife of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second Tokugawa shōgun of Japan
- [Satoko Akiyama](/source/Satoko_Akiyama) (秋山 紗登子), Japanese popular music artist
- Anekōji Satoko, a lady-in-waiting at the court of [Emperor Kōkaku](/source/Emperor_K%C5%8Dkaku)
- [Satoko Fujii](/source/Satoko_Fujii) (藤井 郷子, born 1958), Japanese avant-garde jazz pianist, accordionist and composer
- [Satoko Fujiwara](/source/Satoko_Fujiwara) (藤原 佐登子, born 1963), Japanese retired para table tennis player
- [Satoko Inoue](/source/Satoko_Inoue) (井上 郷子, born 1958), Japanese pianist
- [Satoko Ishimine](/source/Satoko_Ishimine) (石嶺 聡子, born 1975), Japanese female singer-songwriter
- [Satoko Ito](/source/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](/source/Yiddish) Scholar at [the University of Tokyo](/source/The_University_of_Tokyo)
- Satoko Kashikawa, producer of *[1 Litre of Tears](/source/1_Litre_no_Namida_(TV_series))*
- [Satoko Kishimoto](/source/Satoko_Kishimoto) (岸本 聡子, born 1974), Japanese politician and book editor
- [Satoko Kitahara](/source/Satoko_Kitahara) (北原 怜子, 1929–1958), Japanese Roman Catholic
- [Satoko Kiyuduki](/source/Satoko_Kiyuduki) (きゆづき さとこ), Japanese manga artist and illustrator
- [Satoko Kizaki](/source/Satoko_Kizaki) (木崎 さと子, born 1939), Japanese novelist
- Satoko Kuni, daughter of [Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi](/source/Prince_Kuni_Kuniyoshi) and sister of Empress Kōjun, the mother of Akihito
- [Satoko Kuroki](/source/Satoko_Kuroki) (born 1986), Japanese handball player
- [Satoko Mabuchi](/source/Satoko_Mabuchi) (馬渕 智子, born 1982), Japanese softball player
- [Satoko Makishi](/source/Cocco) (真喜志 智子, born 1977), Japanese pop/folk rock singer
- Satoko Miyachi, character designer for *[Madlax](/source/Madlax)*
- [Satoko Miyahara](/source/Satoko_Miyahara) (宮原 知子, born 1998), Japanese retired figure skater
- Satoko Morikawa, character designer for *[The Cat Returns](/source/The_Cat_Returns)*
- [Satoko Morishita](/source/Satoko_Morishita) (森下 恵子, born 1974), Japanese former backstroke swimmer
- Satoko Nishikawa, singer of [Shang Shang Typhoon](/source/Shang_Shang_Typhoon)
- [Satoko Okazaki](/source/Satoko_Okazaki) (岡崎 聡子, born 1961), Japanese gymnast
- [Satoko Okudera](/source/Satoko_Okudera) (奥寺 佐渡子, born 1966), Japanese screenwriter
- [Satoko Sakamoto](/source/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](/source/Satoko_Shimonari) (下成 佐登子, born 1961), Japanese singer and occasional actress
- [Satoko Shinashi](/source/Satoko_Shinashi) (しなし さとこ, born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
- [Satoko Shinohara](/source/Satoko_Shinohara) (篠原 聡子, born 1958), Japanese architect, architectural educator, and architectural researcher
- [Satoko Suetsuna](/source/Satoko_Suetsuna) (末綱 聡子, born 1981), Japanese badminton player
- Satoko Suzuki, Japanese [diplomat](/source/Diplomat)
- Satoko Takita, chairwoman of [Mozilla Japan](/source/Mozilla_Japan)
- [Satoko Tanaka](/source/Satoko_Tanaka) (田中 聡子, born 1942), Japanese retired backstroke swimmer
- [Satoko Togano](/source/Satoko_Togano) (戸叶 里子, 1908–1971), Japanese politician
- [Satoko Tsushima](/source/Y%C5%ABko_Tsushima) (津島 里子, 1947–2016), Japanese fiction writer, essayist and critic
- [Satoko Yamada](/source/Satoko_Yamada) (山田 聡子, born 1995), Japanese sports shooter
- [Satoko Yamano](/source/Satoko_Yamano_(voice_actress)) (山野 さと子, born 1963), Japanese voice actress and singer

## Fictional characters

- [Satoko Yamano](/source/Satoko_Yamano_(Oh_My_Goddess!)) from *Oh My Goddess!*
- Satoko Ayakura from *[The Sea of Fertility](/source/The_Sea_of_Fertility)*
- Satoko Hōjō from *[Higurashi When They Cry](/source/Higurashi_When_They_Cry)*
- A character from *[The Sound of the Mountain](/source/The_Sound_of_the_Mountain)*
- Satoko Shimoyanagi from *[Churasan 3](/source/Churasan_3)*
- Asai Satoko from [*Friends* (2002 TV series)](/source/Friends_(2002_TV_series))
- A character from *[Strawberry Shortcakes](/source/Strawberry_Shortcakes)*
- Satoko Takanashi from *[Gate Keepers](/source/Gate_Keepers)*
- Satoko Kayama, a minor character in the *[Paranoia Agent](/source/Paranoia_Agent)* episode "Mellow Maromi"
- When Ash was [crossdressed](/source/Crossdress) in *[Pokémon](/source/Pok%C3%A9mon_(anime))*, Ash (Satoshi) was called 'Satoko (Ashley)'
- Satoko Sasauchi, a character from *[Strike Witches](/source/Strike_Witches)*

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