Japanese symbol for “scotland”

蘇格蘭

スコットランド

Romaji: sukottorando

Scotland

In Japanese, scotland is 蘇格蘭, read スコットランド (sukottorando).

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Meanings

n Scotland

Kanji and stroke order

蘇

be resuscitated, revived, perilla

on: ソ、ス
kun: よみがえ.る

19 strokes

格

status, rank, capacity

on: カク、コウ、キャク、ゴウ

10 strokes · JLPT 2

蘭

orchid, Holland

on: ラン、ラ

19 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
蘇る	よみがえる yomigaeru	to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated
蘇生	そせい sosei	revival; resuscitation
蘇り	よみがえり yomigaeri	resurrection; reviving; resuscitation
紫蘇	しそ shiso	shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
蘇芳	すおう suou	sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)
屠蘇	とそ toso	spiced sake (served at New Year's)
価格	かかく kakaku	price; value; cost
性格	せいかく seikaku	character (of a person); personality; disposition
蘭学	らんがく rangaku	rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.