ソビエト

also: ソヴィエト

ソ

ビ

エ

ト

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

soviet

usually written using kana alonehistorical term

Refers to a workers' council in the former Soviet Union, or more broadly to the Soviet system. Historical term.

from Russian sovet

ロシア革かく命めいのとき、各かく地ちにソビエトが組そ織しきされた。
During the Russian Revolution, soviets were organized in various places.

2

usually written using kana alonehistorical termabbreviation

Abbreviation of ソビエト連邦. Used in historical contexts.

See also: ソビエト連邦

ソビエトは1991年ねんに崩ほう壊かいした。
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

See all 9 example sentences ›

Usage patterns

旧きゅうソビエトthe former Soviet Union
旧きゅうソビエトの国くに々ぐにを旅りょ行こうした。
I traveled through the countries of the former Soviet Union.
ソビエトが崩ほう壊かいするthe Soviet Union collapses
1991年ねんにソビエトが崩ほう壊かいした。
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
ソビエト政せい府ふthe Soviet government
ソビエト政せい府ふは多おおくの改かい革かくを行おこなった。
The Soviet government carried out many reforms.

Kanji

蘇be resuscitated, revived, perilla
維fiber, tie, rope
埃dust

Related words

ソ連れん sense 2
ソ連 is the far more common everyday abbreviation for the Soviet Union, while ソビエト is a more formal or literary term for the same entity.
ソビエト連邦れんぽう sense 2
ソビエト連邦 is the full official name of the country, of which ソビエト is the shortened form.

Don't confuse with

ロシアN5sense 2
ロシア is the modern nation that succeeded the ソビエト after its 1991 dissolution, so the two are not interchangeable historical entities.

Written forms

ソビエトUsage81%
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
ソヴィエトUsage18%
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting a different transliteration of the Russian original.
蘇維埃Usage1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
- ソビエト
  Ateji spelling; rarely used.
- ソヴィエト

Etymology

From Russian 'sovet' (совет), meaning 'council'.