Japanese symbol for “layering”
積層
せきそう
Romaji: sekisou
laminating; layering
In Japanese, layering is 積層, read せきそう (sekisou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt laminating; layering
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “layering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重ね着 | かさねぎ kasanegi | layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another |
| 取り木 | とりき toriki | layering (a plant) |
| 層化 | そうか souka | layering; stratification |
| 圧条 | あつじょう atsujou | layering (e.g. in gardening) |
| 見せ玉 | みせぎょく misegyoku | layering; placing a large amount of orders and cancelling before they are executed (with the intent of manipulating the market) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面積 | めんせき menseki | area (measurement); square measure; size (of land) |
| 積極 | せっきょく sekkyoku | active; positive; progressive |
| 蓄積 | ちくせき chikuseki | accumulation; accumulate; store |
| 積立 | つみたて tsumitate | saving; savings; accumulation |
| 積む | つむ tsumu | to pile up; to stack |
| 見積もり | みつもり mitsumori | estimate; estimation; valuation |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “layering”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.