Soga clan
Today, the name "Soga", when referring to the Soga clan, is written in kanji as 蘇我. This notation derives from the "Nihon Shoki", where 蘇我 is the principal way in which this name is written. Other ways of writing the clan name appeared in other historical documents. The two characters used in this name are ateji; the meanings of the characters (蘇: "resuscitation"; 我: "self") are unrelated to the name meaning.