蘇連

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘇	連
そ Jinmeiyō	れん Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative spelling
蘇聯

Etymology

From Chinese 蘇聯／苏联 (Sūlián). 蘇 is ateji (当て字).

連 is a daiyōji replacing 聯.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ソ​れん [sóꜜrèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ɾẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

蘇連(ソれん) • (Soren) 

1. Dated spelling of ソ連 (“Soviet Union”).