soji

Soji can refer to several different things depending on context. In Japanese, soji (sōji) means cleaning or tidying and is written with the kanji 掃除. It is used for everyday tasks as well as more extensive cleaning, such as the year-end ritual known as ōsōji (大掃除).

As a given name, Soji is predominantly masculine in Japan. The meaning of the name varies with the kanji used to write it, and there are multiple possible spellings and readings. Because Japanese given names can be composed from many kanji combinations, Soji can carry different nuances depending on the characters chosen by the parents.

Notable uses of the name include real and fictional figures. Soji Shimada is a Japanese mystery writer renowned for the Tokyo Zodiac Murders. In science fiction, Soji Asha is a fictional character in the Star Trek series Picard, where the name is presented in an English-translated medium and linked to a broader narrative about artificial beings.

The term soji also appears in everyday Japanese as a common noun and in compound expressions such as ōsōji, the end-of-year cleaning tradition. When encountered in English-language texts, Soji may refer to the Japanese term, a personal name, or a fictional character, depending on context.