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Soga 増家 – Japanese surname

Soga (増家) is read そが and has 2 syllables. It is a family name. Written as 増家, the characters mean: increase + house. This reading can be written with at least 11 different kanji combinations (the 6 most common are shown below), with 10 to 26 strokes in total.

How to write Soga in Japanese

Kanji	Reading	Literal meaning	Strokes
増家	そが	increase + house	24
十河	そが	ten + river	10
相賀	そうが	inter- + congratulations	21
宗我	そうが	religion + ego	15
雑賀	そうが	miscellaneous + congratulations	26
曽我	そが	formerly + ego	18

Meanings are literal translations of each kanji. Names are often chosen for sound, so the intended meaning can differ.

The kanji in Soga

増

increase, add, augment, gain

14 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: ゾウ Kun: ま、ふ

家

house, home, family, professional

10 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 2

On: カ、ケ Kun: いえ、や、うち

十

ten

2 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 1

On: ジュウ、ジッ、ジュッ Kun: とお、と、そ

河

river

8 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: カ Kun: かわ

相

inter-, mutual, together, each other

9 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 3

On: ソウ、ショウ Kun: あい

賀

congratulations, joy

12 strokes, taught in elementary school, grade 5

On: ガ

Soga in different scripts

Romaji	Soga
Hiragana	そが
Katakana	ソガ
Kanji (most common)	増家

Full name examples

Ayumi Soga (Japanese order: 増家歩美, そがあゆみ)
Yurina Soga (Japanese order: 増家百合奈, そがゆりな)
Yuki Soga (Japanese order: 増家結城, そがゆうき)

How to pronounce Soga

Break it into 2 parts: so · ga. Japanese has no stressed syllables like English, so say each part with the same length and the same weight. The 2 sound units are written そが.

Questions about Soga

What does Soga mean in Japanese?

Soga has no single fixed meaning: it depends on the kanji. The most common spelling, 増家, combines these meanings: increase + house. Other spellings include 十河 (ten + river), 相賀 (inter- + congratulations), 宗我 (religion + ego).

How do you write Soga in kanji?

The most common way is 増家 (そが). It can also be written 十河, 相賀, 宗我, 雑賀, 曽我.

How do you write Soga in katakana?

Soga is ソガ in katakana and そが in hiragana.

How do you pronounce Soga?

Soga is read そが and has 2 syllables (morae).

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Other surnames that use 増

増: increase, add, augment

Kanemasu 金増 Kuramasu 蔵増 Masubuchi 増渕 Masuda 増田 Masugata 増形 Masujima 増島 Masumori 増守 Masumoto 増本 Masunaga 増長 Masuya 増谷 Masuzaki 増崎 Masuzawa 増沢

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