Word Meaning 旧ソ連

きゅうそれん kyuusoren

旧ソ連 is read as きゅうそれん (kyuusoren) and means former Soviet Union.

Meaning

English

former Soviet Union

Reading

Kana

きゅうそれん

Romaji

kyuusoren

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 47449 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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旧ソ連圏

きゅうそれんけん

former Soviet bloc

旧ソ連圏諸国

きゅうそれんけんしょこく

member states of the former Soviet bloc

旧式

きゅうしき

old type

旧型

きゅうがた

old style

旧跡

ふるあと

historic spot

旧版

きゅうばん

old edition

旧約

きゅうやく

Old Testament

旧制

きゅうせい

old system

旧来

きゅうらい

traditional

旧

きゅう

Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

旧正月

きゅうしょうがつ

lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)

旧姓

きゅうせい

one's original family name

Example Sentences

ロバート・ハンセンが、旧ソ連に秘密情報を売りさばいた容疑で逮捕された。

Robert Hansen was arrested on suspicion of having sold off secret information to the former Soviet Union.