曽 The 曽 sound set Mostly read ゾウ See 曽 as a kanji → These jōyō kanji all use 曽 as a sound hint — a clue to pronunciation, not meaning. 増 ゾウ increase, add, augment 層 ソウ stratum, social class, layer 贈 ゾウ、ソウ presents, send, give to 僧 ソウ Buddhist priest, monk 憎 ゾウ hate, detest ← All sound sets