Japanese symbol for “stratification”
成層
せいそう
Romaji: seisou
stratification
In Japanese, stratification is 成層, read せいそう (seisou).
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Meanings
- n stratification
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stratification”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 層別 | そうべつ soubetsu | stratification; classification; (data) distribution |
| 階層化 | かいそうか kaisouka | stratification; hierarchization; layering |
| 層化 | そうか souka | layering; stratification |
| 階層構造 | かいそうこうぞう kaisoukouzou | layered structure; layered system; stratification |
| 層理 | そうり souri | bedding; stratification |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成功 | せいこう seikou | success; achievement |
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 完成 | かんせい kansei | completion; perfection; accomplishment |
| 平成 | へいせい heisei | Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30) |
| 構成 | こうせい kousei | composition; construction; formation |
| 達成 | たっせい tassei | achievement; attainment; accomplishment |
| 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 “stratification”.
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