層 Kanji – stratum
The Japanese kanji 層 can mean stratum, social class, layer, story, floor.
Meaning and Readings
How is 層 read?
層 has the onyomi reading ソウ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sou.
Common Japanese Words Using 層
These common Japanese words contain 層. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一層（いっそう） — even more, still more, all the more, more than ever
- 階層（かいそう） — class, level, stratum, layer, hierarchy
- 高層（こうそう） — high-rise (building), multistory, multistoried, tall
- 上層（じょうそう） — upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys), upper layer, layer above
- 深層（しんそう） — depths, deep level
- 成層圏（せいそうけん） — stratosphere
- 大層（たいそう） — very, extremely, exceedingly, greatly, terribly
- 断層（だんそう） — fault, dislocation
- 地層（ちそう） — stratum, geological formation, layer, bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
- 年齢層（ねんれいそう） — age range, age-group, age bracket