JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

一層 (issou)

一層 (いっそう, issou) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “even more; still more”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いっそう
Romaji: issou
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

even more; still more; all the more; more than ever · adverb
one layer · noun
lowest floor (of a building) · noun
rather; sooner; preferably · adverb · obsolete

Example sentences

今まで以上にいっそう勉強に励みなさい。

You should study even more than before.

Tatoeba #172576

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 一層

一

one, one radical (no.1)イチ・イツ・ひと-・ひと.つ · 1 strokes

層

stratum, social class, layerソウ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 一層.

一いちone一日いちにちone day一番いちばんnumber one一緒いっしょ(doing) together一日ついたちfirst day of the month一つひとつone一月ひとつきone month一人ひとりone person一昨日おとといday before yesterday一度いちどonce一杯いっぱいone cup (of)一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard一時いちじone o'clock一家いっかa family

Source: JMdict entry 1164340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.