How to say 'Soviet Union' in Japanese | ソ連

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The Japanese word for Soviet Union is 'Soren', written as ソ連 in Japanese.'Soviet Union' in hiragana is それん.

word

ソ連

Meaning

Soviet Union

Reading

それん

soren

Kanji

連Take along

Explanation

The Japanese proper noun 'ソ連 (それん)' is an abbreviation for 'ソビエト連邦 (ソビエトれんぽう)', which translates to 'Soviet Union'. It refers to the former socialist state that existed from 1922 to 1991, encompassing much of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. This term is commonly used in historical or political contexts. For example: The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991「ソ連は1991年に崩壊した」(それんは1991ねんにほうかいした). During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was a superpower「冷戦中、ソ連は超大国だった」(れいせんちゅう、それんはちょうたいこくだった).

Part Of Speech

proper noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2104

Composition

kanji-katakana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word ソ連

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

連

Meaning

Take along

Katakana in the Word ソ連

This word contains 1 Katakana character :

katakana

ソ

Reading

Words Related to ソ連 Through the Kanji 連

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 連 as well.

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連れる

Meaning

Take

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連れて行く

Meaning

Take

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連れて来る

Meaning

Bring

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