上じょう層そうTop 15000MeaningsNoun1. upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer aboveKanji used上above層layerPitch accentじょうそうUsed in vocabulary上じょう層そう階かいupper floor (of a building)Noun上じょう層そう階かい級きゅうupper classes; high societyNoun上じょう層そう気き流りゅうupper air currentsNoun上じょう層そう建けん築ちくsuperstructure; upper storiesNoun上じょう層そう土どtopsoilNoun上じょう層そう風ふうwinds aloftNoun上じょう層そう水すいsurface water (depth: 0-200 meters)Noun上じょう層そう部ぶtop brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pileNoun上じょう層そう方ほう言げんacrolectNoun上じょう層そう語ごsuperstratum; superstrateNoun