What is the Kanji for "Layer"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Layer", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Layer" is "層".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Sou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "尸" means "Corpse" . And The kanji "曽" means "Ever", "Once", and "Ex-" and can be read as "Zou", "Sou", "So", "Katsu", "Sunawachi", and "Katsute".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "層" mean in japanese?

"層" means "Layer".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

層: "Layer". The Japanese noun '層 (そう)' refers to a distinct, horizontal stratum or level within something. It is commonly used to describe geological layers of rock, soil, or other materials, but can also be applied to layers of a building, social classes, or other structured components. For example: The rock layers were exposed after the landslide - (地滑りの後、岩石の層が露出していた). The office building has five floors or layers - (そのオフィスビルには5つの層がある).

一層: "Even more". The Japanese adverb '一層 (いっそう)' means 'even more'. It is used to intensify the meaning of an adjective, adverb or verb. '一層' indicates that the degree or extent of something is increased. For example: It's even more difficult - (一層難しい). She worked even harder - (一層頑張った).

階層: "Layer" or "Hierarchy". The Japanese noun '階層 (かいそう)' can mean either 'layer' or 'hierarchy'. As 'layer', it refers to a level or stratum within a larger structure or system. For example: The three layers of the Earth's atmosphere - (地球の大気は3つの階層からなる). As 'hierarchy', it refers to a system or organization in which people or things are ranked according to status or authority. For example: The corporate hierarchy - (企業の階層)

大層: "Very" or "Extremely". The adverb '大層 (たいそう)' means 'very' or 'extremely'. It is used to strongly emphasize or intensify the meaning of the word it modifies. For example: He is extremely busy - (彼はとても忙しい). I'm very hungry - (私はとても空腹です).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.