Kanji

What does the kanji 類 mean?

類 means kind, category; type. On'yomi ルイ. Kun'yomi たぐ.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiルイ
Kun'yomiたぐ.い
Strokes18
Main radical頁
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi ルイKun'yomi たぐ.い
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework18 strokes

kind, category; type

Memory hook

Rice (米) and something big (大) sorted by their leading (頁) feature into kinds — KIND, SORT.

Stroke order · 18 strokes

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Common words

  • 人類じんるいhumankind, mankind
  • 書類しょるいdocuments, papers
  • 種類しゅるいtype, kind

More words with this kanji

  • 分類ぶんるいclassification
  • 親類しんるいrelative, family member
  • 類るいkind, category, class; the like
  • 衣類いるいclothing, garments
  • 類似るいじsimilarity, resemblance
  • 類推るいすいanalogy, analogical inference

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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