<p>Yes, サトシ ("Satoshi" in Katakana) or 覚 ("Satoshi" in Kanji)</p>

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  <p>Means "wisdom" or "sense" in Japanese.</p>
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<p><sup>(<a href="https://www.behindthename.com/name/satoshi/submitted" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>)</sup></p>

<p>ナカモト ("Nakamoto" in Katakana) or 中本 ("Nakamoto" in Kanji) is</p>

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  <p>From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".</p>
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<p><sup>(<a href="https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/nakamoto/submitted" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>)</sup></p>

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I don't think that kanji for "satoshi" is correct. I'm getting "satori", a mythical creature that can read minds; along with several different words (like "oboeru") that relate to memory.
Soron
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Geremia
<p>Without knowing the intended kanji, it's unclear <em>exactly</em> what meaning "Satoshi" and "Nakamoto" have, because there are sometimes many homophones in Japanese (including homophonous names). The <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%88%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%88" rel="noreferrer">Japanese Wikipedia article on Satoshi Nakamoto</a> does not give kanji (and also treats it, typographically, as a Western name), suggesting that the exact intended meaning is unknown. But, we can make educated guesses.</p>

<p>For "Satoshi", there are <a href="https://mnamae.jp/p/305530683057.html" rel="noreferrer">over a dozen possibilities listed on a Japanese name site</a>, but many of them relate to virtue, wisdom, intelligence, and other intellectual traits.</p>

<p>For "Nakamoto", it's much easier to provide a solid guess. 中本 is a common family name, roughly meaning "middle-origin". 仲本 might also be plausible, with this "naka" meaning "relation, relationship". And, even if "moto" were written as 元, this still roughly means "origin".</p>

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If the "moto" in Nakamoto was written as 元 wouldn't that be the same character China uses for their money? In chinese it's pronounced "yuan". That is interesting and I wonder if it could be intentional. Or would it be like writing satoshi as "$ato$hi"
Curious Guest
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Soron
<p>I don't understand japanese, but FWIW in chinese I've always seen it written 中本聪, as far as I can tell 中本 is indeed a very common last name in Japan, as accepted response already pointed out.</p>
<p>中 is the &quot;middle&quot;, 本 the &quot;root&quot;.</p>
<p>聪 means &quot;cleverness&quot;, as in 聪明 in chinese, but I don't know if it has different meanings in japanese.</p>
<p>But overall I never felt it has any particular meaning or hidden signification. My personal guess is that Satoshi chose it because it was related to his personal experience, maybe someone he knew or some character in a japanese story he liked. Or maybe he just picked a random, common and very generic japanese name that has no connection whatsoever with him, it would  make so much sense since he took so much pain to not leave any hint of who he really was.</p>

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Sosthène
<p>Satoshi = enlightenment, wisdom, or intelligence.</p>

<p>Nakamoto = root hit, center / origin. </p>

<p>Satoshi Nakamoto could be "Central Intelligence".
Hahaha</p>

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Doug C
<p>From my research, beside from the individual meaning of the phrase &quot;Satoshi&quot; and &quot;Nakamoto&quot;, the two together mean &quot;Intelligent History&quot;.</p>

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Damon
<p>Do サトシ (Satoshi) and ナカモト (Nakamoto) have any special meaning in Japanese?</p>

<p>For example, the last name "Smith" or "Miller" refers to a blacksmith or grain miller, respectively.</p>

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2019-01-22T05:33:58.283Z
language-nerd quibble: when asking "does X mean something in Japanese", probably better to just use the Latin alphabet ("satoshi") rather than katakana, or maybe use hiragana if you want the multilingual flair. Katakana is used a lot (though not exclusively) for things, such as loanwords, that *don't* have a clear etymology within Japanese.
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Do サトシ (Satoshi) or ナカモト (Nakamoto) mean anything in Japanese?
Geremia
# Do サトシ (Satoshi) or ナカモト (Nakamoto) mean anything in Japanese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-21)

Do サトシ (Satoshi) and ナカモト (Nakamoto) have any special meaning in Japanese?

For example, the last name "Smith" or "Miller" refers to a blacksmith or grain miller, respectively.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: language-nerd quibble: when asking "does X mean something in Japanese", probably better to just use the Latin alphabet ("satoshi") rather than katakana, or maybe use hiragana if you want the multilingual flair. Katakana is used a lot (though not exclusively) for things, such as loanwords, that *don't* have a clear etymology within Japanese.  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2019-01-22. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Yes, サトシ ("Satoshi" in Katakana) or 覚 ("Satoshi" in Kanji)

> Means "wisdom" or "sense" in Japanese.

([source](https://www.behindthename.com/name/satoshi/submitted))

ナカモト ("Nakamoto" in Katakana) or 中本 ("Nakamoto" in Kanji) is

> From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

([source](https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/nakamoto/submitted))

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't think that kanji for "satoshi" is correct. I'm getting "satori", a mythical creature that can read minds; along with several different words (like "oboeru") that relate to memory.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-22. Score: 8

Without knowing the intended kanji, it's unclear *exactly* what meaning "Satoshi" and "Nakamoto" have, because there are sometimes many homophones in Japanese (including homophonous names). The [Japanese Wikipedia article on Satoshi Nakamoto](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%88%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%88) does not give kanji (and also treats it, typographically, as a Western name), suggesting that the exact intended meaning is unknown. But, we can make educated guesses.

For "Satoshi", there are [over a dozen possibilities listed on a Japanese name site](https://mnamae.jp/p/305530683057.html), but many of them relate to virtue, wisdom, intelligence, and other intellectual traits.

For "Nakamoto", it's much easier to provide a solid guess. 中本 is a common family name, roughly meaning "middle-origin". 仲本 might also be plausible, with this "naka" meaning "relation, relationship". And, even if "moto" were written as 元, this still roughly means "origin".

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: If the "moto" in Nakamoto was written as 元 wouldn't that be the same character China uses for their money? In chinese it's pronounced "yuan". That is interesting and I wonder if it could be intentional. Or would it be like writing satoshi as "$ato$hi"  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-06-18. Score: 2

I don't understand japanese, but FWIW in chinese I've always seen it written 中本聪, as far as I can tell 中本 is indeed a very common last name in Japan, as accepted response already pointed out.

中 is the "middle", 本 the "root".

聪 means "cleverness", as in 聪明 in chinese, but I don't know if it has different meanings in japanese.

But overall I never felt it has any particular meaning or hidden signification. My personal guess is that Satoshi chose it because it was related to his personal experience, maybe someone he knew or some character in a japanese story he liked. Or maybe he just picked a random, common and very generic japanese name that has no connection whatsoever with him, it would make so much sense since he took so much pain to not leave any hint of who he really was.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-01-18. Score: 1

Satoshi = enlightenment, wisdom, or intelligence.

Nakamoto = root hit, center / origin.

Satoshi Nakamoto could be "Central Intelligence".
Hahaha


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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-09-12. Score: 0

From my research, beside from the individual meaning of the phrase "Satoshi" and "Nakamoto", the two together mean "Intelligent History".


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