Meaning of 階層(かいそう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 階層 JLPT 1

Kana Reading かいそう

Romaji kaisō

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy

Examples of 階層, かいそう in a sentence

階層問題に対する、消費社会論の著である。

It is a literary work confronting the class problem of a consumer society.
野球への興味はわが国ではあらゆる階層、年齢にわたっている。

Interest in baseball cuts across classes and ages in this country.

Related Kanji

層 JLPT 2

14 strokes

stratum, social class, layer, story, floor

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi:

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階 JLPT 2

12 strokes

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: きざはし

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層

15 strokes

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi:

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