Japanese symbol for “stratigraphy”
層位学
そういがく
Romaji: souigaku
stratigraphy
In Japanese, stratigraphy is 層位学, read そういがく (souigaku).
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Meanings
- n stratigraphy (geol)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stratigraphy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 層序学 | そうじょがく soujogaku | stratigraphy |
| 地層学 | ちそうがく chisougaku | stratigraphy |
| 層序 | そうじょ soujo | succession of strata; stratigraphy |
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 |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stratigraphy”.
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