Meaning of 層 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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層
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Kana Readingそう
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Romajisō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- Meaning
- layer; seam; bed; stream; class
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- Parts of speech
- mathematics
- Meaning
- sheaf
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- Parts of speech
- counter
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- storey (of a building); story; floor
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Example Sentences
層, そう used in context
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We call these slabs of the solid-rock layer 'plates'.
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本来は、貧困層の女性や子供に医療保護を提供するために創設された制度である、アメリカ低所得者医療扶助制度が、今日では、その予算の約３分の１を老人に費やしている。
Medicaid, a program originally created to provide medical care for poverty-level women and children, today spends almost a third of its budget on elderly people.
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One fifth of the earth's surface is covered by permafrost.
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Many firms are competing for the wealthier segment of the market.
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The rising generation always have some funny ideas.
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政府は、若年層の要求と、老人の要求との釣り合いをとるのに大いに苦労することになるだろう。
The government will have much trouble balancing the needs of its younger population with the requirements of the old people.
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