層 (そう) — layer, stratum, class

層そう layer

Frequency #1262 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 6 1 character counter noun

sou

そう

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. そう[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

layer
stratum
class

Explained in simple Japanese

うえにうえにかさなったものの一(ひと)つ。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

そう層 stratum

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Words with 層 (11)

一(いっ)層(そう) issou much more 階(かい)層(そう) kaisou class 高(こう)層(そう) kousou high-rise 上(じょう)層(そう) jousou upper layer 深(しん)層(そう) shinsou deep layer 断(だん)層(そう) dansou fault 地(ち)層(そう) chisou stratum 年(ねん)齢(れい)層(そう) nenreisou age range

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Meanings

Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 層 (11)

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