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 , Japanese popular music artist Satoko Anekōji, a lady-in-waiting at the court of Emperor Kōkaku , Japanese avant-garde jazz pianist, accordionist and composer , Japanese retired para table tennis player , Japanese pianist , Japanese female singer-songwriter , 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 , Japanese politician and book editor , Japanese Roman Catholic , Japanese manga artist and illustrator , 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 , Japanese softball player , Japanese pop/folk rock singer Satoko Miyachi, character designer for Madlax , Japanese retired figure skater Satoko Morikawa, character designer for The Cat Returns , Japanese former backstroke swimmer Satoko Nishikawa, singer of Shang Shang Typhoon , Japanese gymnast , 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 , Japanese singer and occasional actress , Japanese mixed martial artist , Japanese architect, architectural educator, and architectural researcher , Japanese badminton player Satoko Suzuki, Japanese diplomat Satoko Takita, chairwoman of Mozilla Japan , Japanese retired backstroke swimmer , Japanese politician , Japanese fiction writer, essayist and critic , Japanese sports shooter , 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