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Kanji Detail for 類 - "kind, similar"

類

  • Meaning

    類 means "kind, similar." Also associated with group.

    1. Kind - A type; a category.

    2. Similar - Alike; resembling.

    3. Group - A class; a genus.

  • Words using 類

    • 人類 じんるい Listen mankind; humanity
    • 書類 しょるい Listen document; papers
    • 種類 しゅるい Listen variety; kind; type
    • 親類 しんるい Listen relative; relation; kin
    • 衣類 いるい Listen clothes; clothing; garments
    • 分類 ぶんるい Listen classification; categorization; sorting
    • 類似 るいじ Listen resemblance; similarity; likeness
    • 酒類 しゅるい Listen alcoholic drinks; liquor

  • Four-character idioms with 類

    • 天下無類 てんかむるい Listen peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country
    • 異類異形 いるいいぎょう Listen strange-looking creatures; spirits and goblins
    • 親類縁者 しんるいえんじゃ Listen one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin

  • Tattoo check: 類

    • Verified meaning: kind, similar
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たぐい, るい)
    • Also carries these associations: group

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 類

    Given names 類(たぐい)Listen 類(るい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sort; kind; variety; class; genus

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    class, group, kind, category

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A category. As in 分門別類 (classify by category). | Similar. Not similar is called 不類. | A grammatical particle. Like saying "generally."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rui(ルイ) ルイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tagui(たぐい) たぐい

  • Strokes

    tip

    18 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    頁 (ogai・ichinokai)

  • Related Keywords

    kind similar group compare generally resemble classification categorization sorting alike category division genus order taxonomy variety resembling

Sentences including 類

  • Many kinds of birds live in japan.

  • Check these papers over.

  • I like flowers of every description.

  • He knows all manner of animals.

  • Will you look over these papers?

  • Only man knows how to use fire.

  • Should he come , give him this paper.

  • I want this letter registered.

  • He is my only living relative.

  • What kind of people do you like best?

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