Japanese symbol for “multilevel”

多階層

たかいそう

Romaji: takaisou

multilayer; multilevel

In Japanese, multilevel is 多階層, read たかいそう (takaisou).

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

adj-no multilayer; multilevel

Kanji and stroke order

多

many, frequent, much

on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 4

階

storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

on: カイ
kun: きざはし

12 strokes · JLPT 2

層

stratum, social class, layer

on: ソウ

14 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
多数	たすう tasuu	large number (of); many
多分	たぶん tabun	probably; likely; perhaps
多様	たよう tayou	diverse; various
多少	たしょう tashou	a little; some; somewhat
多い	おおい ooi	many; numerous; a lot
多大	ただい tadai	great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous
段階	だんかい dankai	stage; step; phase
階段	かいだん kaidan	stairs; stairway; staircase
一層	いっそう issou	even more; still more; all the more

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.