# 層 layer

(corpse) + 曽 (gain)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
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## Onyomi

SOU |

## Mnemonic

| When ice cube gets started killing crackers, the pile of corpses gains layers SO fast it is like, damn, he really doesn't like crackers.

## Jukugo

一層(いっそう) | all the more ★☆☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 層 (layer) = 一層 (all the more) all the more. As in, 'He ignores me and it just makes me love him all the more.'
ｘｘｘ 層(そう) | layer of XXX ★☆☆☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, 'layer of xxx.' As in, オゾン層 (おぞんそう = ozone layer)
階層(かいそう) | stratum of society ☆☆☆☆☆ 階 (story of a building) + 層 (layer) = 階層 (stratum of society) stratum of society - broke, blue-collar, middle-class, rich, oligarch

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
属 | genus/affiliation | BUGS | 虫
層 | layer | GET | 曽

BUGS have genus and species. Layers GET piled up.

## Synonyms

all the more, furthermore 一層 尚更