This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Word

そう
layer; seam; bed; stream; class; sheaf; storey (of a building); story; floor
Word

高層

こうそう
multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall
Word

断層

だんそう
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
Word

階層

かいそう
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
Word

上層

じょうそう
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys)
Word

一層

いっそう
much more; still more; all the more; more than ever; single layer (or storey, etc.); rather; sooner; preferably
Word

地層

ちそう
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
Word

下層

かそう
lower strata (classes)
Word

深層

しんそう
depths; deep level
Word

表層

ひょうそう
surface; outer layer