Given name · Japanese

学

“learning”

学 (Satoru) is a masculine given name from Middle Chinese. It is used in Japanese.

JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Makoto.

Meaning & origin

What it means

学 goes back to a word meaning “learning.”

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Where it comes from

学 comes from Middle Chinese.

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学’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 学 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Makoto. In Japanese usage, 学 can be written in the Roman alphabet as SATORU. In Japanese usage, 学 can be written in the Roman alphabet as MANABU.

Walk 学’s family in the name graph

学MakotoManabuSatoru學Xue

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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