ソ連

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
蘇連 (dated)
蘇聯 (dated)
ソ聯 (dated)

Etymology

Compare Chinese 蘇聯 / 苏联 (Sūlián), Korean 소련(蘇聯) (Soryeon), Vietnamese Liên Xô.

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(れん) • (Soren

  1. clipping of ビエト (Sobieto Renpō): (historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ ソ連”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here