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レイヤー Japanese meaning | Kotomora

レイヤー

also: レイヤ

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ヤ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Used in technical, design, and computing contexts, as well as in everyday descriptions of physical layers.

この画が像ぞうは複ふく数すうのレイヤーで構こう成せいされています。
This image is composed of multiple layers.
ケーキのレイヤーにクリームを塗ぬる。
Spread cream on the cake layers.

Written forms

レイヤーUsage89%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'layer'.
レイヤUsage11%
Variant spelling without the long vowel mark; less common but still encountered.

Similar words

層そう
層 is the native Japanese word for 'layer' and is used in a broader range of contexts, including geological and abstract layers. レイヤー is a loanword more common in computing, design, and casual contexts.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'layer'.