Japanese symbol for “facies”

層相

そうそう

Romaji: sousou

facies

In Japanese, facies is 層相, read そうそう (sousou).

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Meanings

n facies

Kanji and stroke order

層

stratum, social class, layer

on: ソウ

14 strokes · JLPT 2

相

inter-, mutual, together

on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: あい-

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
一層	いっそう issou	even more; still more; all the more
高層	こうそう kousou	high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried
階層	かいそう kaisou	class; level; stratum
上層	じょうそう jousou	upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
断層	だんそう dansou	fault; dislocation
深層	しんそう shinsou	depths; deep level
相手	あいて aite	companion; partner; company
相談	そうだん soudan	consultation; discussion; discussing

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