層

Layer, Stratum

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

Japanese marketers often divide customers into 年齢層 (age groups) or 消費者層 (consumer segments). The kanji 層 is commonly used for layers, social groups, and geological strata.

Memory Trick

Imagine a colorful cake with several layers stacked neatly on top of one another. Those layers help you remember 層 means 'layer.'

Readings

Onyomi: ソウ (sou)

Kunyomi:

Example Words

階層

かいそう (kaisou)

Hierarchy

地層

ちそう (chisou)

Geological layer

年齢層

ねんれいそう (nenreisou)

Age group

上層

じょうそう (jousou)

Upper layer

Example Sentence

この商品は若い年齢層に人気です。

このしょうひんはわかいねんれいそうににんきです。

kono shouhin wa wakai nenreisou ni ninki desu

This product is popular among younger age groups.

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