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基層 (きそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

基き層そう

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Meanings

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noun

base layer; substratum; binder course

Technical term used in geology, construction, and linguistics for a foundational layer or underlying stratum.

道どう路ろの基き層そうにはアスファルトが使つかわれている。
Asphalt is used for the base layer of the road.
この地ち域いきの基き層そうは古ふるい岩がん盤ばんでできている。
The substratum of this region is made of old bedrock.

Kanji

基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
層stratum, social class, layer

Similar words

表ひょう層そう
表層 means 'surface layer' or 'top layer', contrasting with 基層 which refers to the underlying base layer.
下か層そう
下層 is a more general term for 'lower layer' or 'substratum', while 基層 specifically emphasizes a foundational or base layer.

Etymology

Compound of 基 (ki, 'base, foundation') and 層 (sō, 'layer, stratum'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.