Word Meaning 一層

いっそう issou

一層 is read as いっそう (issou) and means lowest floor (of a building).

Meaning

English

  1. lowest floor (of a building)
  2. one layer
  3. rather
  4. sooner
  5. preferably
  6. even more
  7. still more
  8. all the more

Reading

Kana

いっそう

Romaji

issou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 1743 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一層目

いっそうめ

first layer

より一層

よりいっそう

increased

尚一層

なおいっそう

further

一隅

いちぐう

corner

一角

いっかく

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

一般

いっぱん

general

一帯

いったい

whole area

一周

いっしゅう

one round

一階

いっかい

one rank

一個人

いちこじん

private person

一巻

いっかん

first volume

一滴

いってき

one drop (of fluid)

Example Sentences

8

The young man's face became even redder.

The sun shines brighter after the storm.

The older he grew, the more modest he became.

They became all the better friends because they entered the same college.

People in the world are always advocating for more freedom and equality.

If you add sauce to curry rice, the taste will be more intense.

I like her all the better for her shyness.

Tatsuzaki burnt down our apartment, so my husband's hatred towards him increased immensely.