萨摩 Traditional form: 薩摩 Pinyin (reading): Sàmó Definitions: Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc Characters: 萨 - Buddhist diety; used in transliterations 摩 - to scour, to rub, to grind; friction Traditional characters: 薩 - Buddhist diety; used in transliterations 摩 - to scour, to rub, to grind; friction