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重層的 (じゅうそうてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

重じゅう層そう的てき

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Meanings

1

stratified; multilayered

Describes something composed of multiple layers, often used in abstract contexts such as social structures, systems, or meanings.

この問もん題だいは重じゅう層そう的てきな構こう造ぞうを持も

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て

いる

。

This problem has a multilayered structure.

社しゃ会かいは重じゅう層そう的てきな階かい級きゅうから成なり立たっている。

Society is made up of stratified classes.

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem
層stratum, social class, layer
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

多た層そう的てき
多層的 also means 'multilayered' but is more concrete, often used for physical layers (e.g., 多層的な建築). 重層的 is more abstract and emphasizes depth or complexity of layers.

Built from

重じゅう層そう+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 重層 (multiple layers) + 的 (suffix forming adjectival nouns). The exact historical derivation of 重層 is uncertain, but it combines 重 (heavy, pile up) and 層 (stratum).