JLPT N2 · 14 strokes
Kanji 層: "stratum, social class, layer"
The kanji 層 means "stratum, social class, layer, story, floor". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ソウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | stratum, social class, layer, story, floor |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 801 of 2,501 |
Common words with 層
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 層couche, strate · classe sociale, tranche (de la population)
- 一層even more; still more; all the more; more than ever · one layer
- 大層very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly · extreme; excessive; great many; large number of
- 階層class; level; stratum; layer
- 上層部top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management
- より一層still more; even more; much more; all the more · increased; greater
- 最下層bottom layer; undermost layer · lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
- 下層lower layer; layer beneath · lower strata (classes)
- 上層upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
- 深層depths; deep level
- 高層ビルhigh-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
- 表層surface; outer layer
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