sort, kind, variety, class
Also: genus
On'yomi (音読み)
- ルイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- たぐ.い
About this kanji
The kanji 「類」 primarily means 'sort' or 'kind', and it is often used as a noun. You will find it in useful compounds like 種類 (しゅるい), meaning 'variety', 書類 (しょるい), which translates to 'document', and 親類 (しんるい), meaning 'relative'. It can also be found in 人類 (じんるい), meaning 'mankind', and 魚類 (ぎょるい), which refers to 'fish'. A key point to remember is that this kanji helps categorize things by type or class, making it very practical when discussing different varieties or groups.
Example sentences
彼はニュースを類似させて報道した。
He reported the news with similarities.
Meanings across languages
- English
- sort, kind, variety, class, genus
- Tiếng Việt
- loại, kiểu, đa dạng, giống, chi, giống
- 日本語
- 類, 種類, 多様性, クラス, 属
- 한국어
- 종류, 형, 다양성, 클래스, 속
- 中文
- 类, 种类, 多样性, 类别, 属
- id
- jenis
- th
- ประเภท
- es
- tipo
- fr
- genre
- de
- Art
- pt
- tipo
Common compounds
- 種類しゅるいvariety, kind, type
- 書類しょるいdocument, papers
- 親類しんるいrelative, relation, kin
- 人類じんるいmankind, humanity
- 魚類ぎょるいfish, fishes
- 酒類しゅるいalcoholic drinks, liquor
- 鳥類ちょうるいbirds
- 同類どうるいthe same kind, accomplice, partner
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