Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “地層”

地層

ちそう

stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

Example sentence

This is a layer of soil that is permanently frozen, and in some places it's many feet deep.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

地
On
ち;じ
Kun
—
Stroke count
6

・ground

・earth

1 2 3 4 5 6
層
On
そう
Kun
—
Stroke count
14

・stratum

・social class

・layer

・story

・floor

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14