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Canonical reference record

JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context

Japanese given name

Satsuo

サツオ

Given-name gender label not specified in these source records.

さつおサツオSatsuo

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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings7

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows7

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Satsuo

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingさつお

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formサツオ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSatsuo

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Satsuo. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationさ · つ · お

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Meaning by written form

What can Satsuo mean?

A Japanese name can be written in more than one way, and its meaning can change with the kanji used. Rather than assigning one English meaning to “Satsuo”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings6

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings1

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

サツオ

This spelling is written only in kana. Because it contains no kanji, there is no kanji meaning to interpret here. The kana record the name’s sound; any personal or cultural meaning would depend on context not supplied by the dictionary.

Characters and loaded glosses

サKana characterツKana characterオKana character

Kanji spelling

五月夫

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses

五five月month, moon夫husband, man

Kanji spelling

佐都夫

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses

佐assistant, help都capital, metropolis夫husband, man

Kanji spelling

冊夫

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses

冊tome, counter for books, volume夫husband, man

Kanji spelling

撮雄

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses

撮snapshot, take pictures雄masculine, male, hero

Kanji spelling

薩夫

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses

薩salvation, Buddha夫husband, man

Kanji spelling

薩男

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses

薩salvation, Buddha男male

How to read these meanings

The English words shown here are dictionary meanings of individual kanji. They help explain what a spelling can suggest, but they are not a guaranteed translation of the full name and do not establish why a particular person was given that name.

Reading profile

How Satsuo is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings2

さつお · サツオ

Kanji-based spellings6

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only1

recorded spelling

2-kanji forms4

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asNo additional class found

さつお in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labels—

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact reading	Given-name evidence	Given-name labels	Surname evidence
さつおSatsuo	77 source rows	unspecified 7source rows · distinct forms: unspecified 7	00 source rows
さつおSatsuo	00 source rows	—source rows · distinct forms: —	00 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Satsuo

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data6

9–27 strokes observed span

Median total strokes22

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms6

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms0

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution

Reading	Romanization	Morae	Forms
さつお	Satsuo	3	7

Recurring first-position kanji

薩salvation, Buddha2 forms 五five1 form 佐assistant, help1 form 冊tome, counter for books1 form 撮snapshot, take pictures1 form

Recurring final-position kanji

夫husband, man4 forms 雄masculine, male1 form 男male1 form

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

1 of 7 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked7

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings1

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading6

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set2

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

撮雄

2 source-recorded readings

Satsuoさつお · this pageSatsuyūさつゆう

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not yet meet the reference-depth standard used for the main library. Limited records are not promoted merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Satsuo spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

Kanji	Character glosses	Forms	First	Final	Internal	Solo	Strokes	KANJIDIC2 nanori	Loaded class
夫	husband, man	4	0	4	0	0	4	お, と, ゆう, よ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
薩	salvation, Buddha	2	2	0	0	0	17	さっ	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
五	five	1	1	0	0	0	4	い, さ, さつ, ち +3	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
月	month, moon	1	0	0	1	0	4	おと, がっ, す, ずき +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
佐	assistant, help	1	1	0	0	0	7	すけ	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
都	capital, metropolis	1	0	0	1	0	11	—	Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
冊	tome, counter for books, volume	1	1	0	0	0	5	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
撮	snapshot, take pictures	1	1	0	0	0	15	—	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
雄	masculine, male, hero	1	0	1	0	0	12	かつ, たけ, つよし, ゆ +1	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
男	male	1	0	1	0	0	7	み	Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

サツオ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Satsuoさつお · this page

Characters in order

サKanaツKanaオKana

Exact written form

五月夫

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Satsuoさつお · this page

Characters in order

五five月month, moon夫husband, man

Exact written form

佐都夫

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Satsuoさつお · this page

Characters in order

佐assistant, help都capital, metropolis夫husband, man

Exact written form

冊夫

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Satsuoさつお · this page

Characters in order

冊tome, counter for books夫husband, man

Exact written form

撮雄

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Satsuoさつお · this pageSatsuyūさつゆう

Characters in order

撮snapshot, take pictures雄masculine, male

Exact written form

薩夫

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Satsuoさつお · this page

Characters in order

薩salvation, Buddha夫husband, man

Exact written form

薩男

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class

Satsuoさつお · this page

Characters in order

薩salvation, Buddha男male

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Satsuo spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

夫husband, man4 of 7 analyzed forms 薩salvation, Buddha2 of 7 analyzed forms

Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Satsuo

7 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading さつお. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

サツオ

サツオ · Satsuo

Katakana サツオMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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五月夫

さつお · Satsuo

Katakana サツオMorae 3Strokes 12

五five 月month, moon 夫husband, man

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佐都夫

さつお · Satsuo

Katakana サツオMorae 3Strokes 22

佐assistant, help 都capital, metropolis 夫husband, man

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冊夫

さつお · Satsuo

Katakana サツオMorae 3Strokes 9

冊tome, counter for books, volume 夫husband, man

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撮雄

さつお · Satsuo

Katakana サツオMorae 3Strokes 27

撮snapshot, take pictures 雄masculine, male, hero, leader

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薩夫

さつお · Satsuo

Katakana サツオMorae 3Strokes 21

薩salvation, Buddha 夫husband, man

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薩男

さつお · Satsuo

Katakana サツオMorae 3Strokes 24

薩salvation, Buddha 男male

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Spelling comparator

Compare Satsuo forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

Spelling	One source reading	Character-level glosses	Total strokes	Loaded character class
サツオ	サツオ	Kana-only spelling	—	Kana spelling
五月夫	さつお	五 — five · 月 — month, moon · 夫 — husband, man	12	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐都夫	さつお	佐 — assistant, help · 都 — capital, metropolis · 夫 — husband, man	22	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
冊夫	さつお	冊 — tome, counter for books · 夫 — husband, man	9	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
撮雄	さつお	撮 — snapshot, take pictures · 雄 — masculine, male	27	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
薩夫	さつお	薩 — salvation, Buddha · 夫 — husband, man	21	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
薩男	さつお	薩 — salvation, Buddha · 男 — male	24	All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

What does Satsuo mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

More names beginning with さつ

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

Given name · female · limited reference

Satsuki

110 recorded spellings

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Satsuka

13 recorded spellings

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Satsuko

13 recorded spellings

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Satsumi

9 recorded spellings

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Satsue

6 recorded spellings

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Satsu

5 recorded spellings

Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Satsuo

These links are calculated from exact characters appearing in source-recorded spellings on this page. Sharing a kanji does not mean two names have the same reading, origin, gender or intended meaning.

Given-name relationship

Satsuki

五佐冊月薩都

6 shared kanji · 49 matching source-recorded spellings

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Itsuo

五夫月男都雄

6 shared kanji · 33 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kazuo

五夫男都雄

5 shared kanji · 61 matching source-recorded spellings

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Isao

五佐夫男雄

5 shared kanji · 49 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kaoru

五夫月男都

5 shared kanji · 4 matching source-recorded spellings

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Toshio

4 shared kanji · 113 matching source-recorded spellings

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Masao

4 shared kanji · 101 matching source-recorded spellings

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Yukio

4 shared kanji · 80 matching source-recorded spellings

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Tokio

4 shared kanji · 47 matching source-recorded spellings

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Mitsuo

4 shared kanji · 40 matching source-recorded spellings

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Hisao

4 shared kanji · 35 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kunio

4 shared kanji · 34 matching source-recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Satsuo

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Search さつお

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Sa / さ

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夫 — husband, man

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薩 — salvation, Buddha

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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