Saru may refer to:

Saru (猿), the most common "monkey" word in the Japanese language

Places Iran Saru, ancient name of Sari, Iran Saru, Fars, a village in Fars Province Saru, Mazandaran, a village in Mazandaran Province Saru castles in Semnan

Japan Saru River, river in Hokkaidō Saru District, Hokkaidō Mount Saru, in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō

Romania Șaru Dornei, a commune located in Suceava County Saru, a village in Valea Mare Commune, Dâmbovița County

Estonia Saru, Estonia, village in Rõuge Parish, Võru County

Sports South African Rugby Union (SACOS) (founded 1966), the former South African Coloured Rugby Football Board and founder member in 1973 of the South African Council on Sport the non-racial anti-apartheid organization South African Rugby Union (founded 1992), the governing body for rugby union in South Africa which emerged from the unification of the South African Rugby Board and the South African Rugby Union

Other uses SARU-3, a space fortress in Ape Escape 3 George Saru (1920–2003), a Romanian-American painter Saru (Star Trek: Discovery), a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Discovery Science Saru, a Japanese animation studio

See also Sarutobi (disambiguation) Sarus (disambiguation)