Kanji

層

層

stratum, social class, layer, story, floor

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

尸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ

Common Readings

ソウ

Example sentences

層 そう
この商品は幅広い年齢層に人気がある。

This product is popular across a wide range of age groups.

階層 かいそう
社会の様々な階層の人々と交流する。

Interacting with people from various strata of society.

一層 いっそう
夜になると、寒さが一層厳しくなった。

As night fell, the cold became even more severe.

貌 かお
彼女の美しい貌は、月明かりに照らされて一層輝いていた。

Her beautiful face was shining even more, illuminated by the moonlight.

大層 たいそう
彼は大層喜んで、私に感謝の言葉を述べた。

He was very pleased and expressed his gratitude to me.

なんざ なんざ
私なんざ、そんな大層な人間じゃありません。

Someone like me is not such a grand person.

上層部 じょうそうぶ
上層部の決定に従うしかない。

We have no choice but to follow the decision of the upper management.

より一層 よりいっそう
この街は夜になると、より一層賑やかになる。

This town becomes even more lively at night.

Example Vocabulary

層

そう

layer; social stratum; group

階層

かいそう

stratum; layer; class; hierarchy

一層

いっそう

more; much more; still more

大層

たいそう

very; greatly; exceedingly; exaggerated

上層部

じょうそうぶ

upper management; top level; senior executives

より一層

よりいっそう

still more; even more; further

最下層

さいかそう

下層

かそう

上層

じょうそう

深層

しんそう

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