酥 (ソ) so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan)
日ソ (ニッソ) Japan and the Soviet Union, Japanese-Soviet
中ソ (チュウソ) China and the Soviet Union, Soviet-Chinese, Sino-Soviet
蘇芳 (スオウ) sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan), sappanwood dye (red in colour), layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
蘇格蘭 (スコットランド) Scotland
Kunyomi Examples
蘇る (よみがえる) to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored, to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Kanji
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1968 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 19
Meaning: be resuscitated, revived, perilla, shiso
Kunyomi: よみがえ.る
Onyomi: ソ ス
Composition: 艹
蘇
Radical
Radical: 艸
Meaning: grass
艸
Examples
Onyomi Examples
蘇 (ソ) Soviet Union
酥 (ソ) so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan)
日ソ (ニッソ) Japan and the Soviet Union, Japanese-Soviet
中ソ (チュウソ) China and the Soviet Union, Soviet-Chinese, Sino-Soviet
蘇芳 (スオウ) sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan), sappanwood dye (red in colour), layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
蘇格蘭 (スコットランド) Scotland
Kunyomi Examples
蘇る (よみがえる) to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored, to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back