Japanese symbol for “sooner”
一層
いっそう
Romaji: issou
even more; still more; all the more; more than ever
In Japanese, sooner is 一層, read いっそう (issou).
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
- adv even more; still more; all the more; more than ever
- n one layer
- n lowest floor (of a building)
- adv rather; sooner; preferably
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sooner”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| いっそ | いっそ isso | rather; sooner; preferably |
| いっその事 | いっそのこと issonokoto | rather; sooner; preferably |
| 一層の事 | いっそうのこと issounokoto | rather; sooner; preferably |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 高層 | こうそう kousou | high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried |
| 階層 | かいそう kaisou | class; level; stratum |
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.