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Satoshi¹

  • /saˈtowʃi/
  • /sɐˈtowʃɪ/

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Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese さとし (Satoshi).

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Japanese. Bitcoin is the oldest and best known of all crypto coins. Its creator — the ever-anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto — set things up so that there can never be more than 21 million bitcoins in existence. Unlike other assets that are valued based on tangible components — for example, a company’s goods and ser

satoshi²

  • /saˈtowʃi/
  • /sɐˈtowʃɪ/

Sounds like Satoshi

Where it comes from

Named after Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous designer of Bitcoin, from Japanese さとし (Satoshi), nominalization of the classical adjective 聡し (satoshi), modern 聡い (satoi, “clever, smart, sharp”).

noun satoshis · satoshi

  1. A hundred-millionth (10⁻⁸) of a bitcoin; the same as 10 nanocoins (nBTC) or 10⁻⁸ BTC.

    Similar: sat

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"satoshi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/satoshi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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satoshi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/satoshi

Chicago

"satoshi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/satoshi.

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@misc{satoshi_2026,
  title = {satoshi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/satoshi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}