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Meaning of 地層(ちそう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 地層

Kana Reading ちそう

Romaji chisō

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

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

Example sentence

これは永久に凍っている地層であり、それが何フィートの深さの所もある。 This is a layer of soil that is permanently frozen, and in some places it's many feet deep.

Examples of 地層, ちそう in a sentence

これは永久に凍っている地層であり、それが何フィートの深さの所もある。

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

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Kanji in this word

層 JLPT 2

14 strokes

stratum, social class, layer, story, floor

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi:

地 JLPT 4

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ground, earth

On'Yomi: チ, ジ

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On'Yomi: ソウ

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