What does kanji 類 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 類 is sort.

How is kanji 類 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 類 are たぐ.い; the onyomi readings are ルイ.

Kanji 類 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

The main radical for kanji 類 is 頁.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 1 / Pre-Level 1

類

Meaning

sort

sort, kind, variety, class, genus

Stroke Order

Variant: 類 (Kyūjitai) , 类 (Itaiji) • Old form: 類[4] • Added to Jōyō: 1946

5 reference sentences

それは同じ類の問題です。

That is the same kind of problem.

彼とは類が違う。

He is of a different kind from me.

世の中にはいろいろな類の人がいる。

There are all kinds of people in the world.

この花は珍しい類に入る。

This flower belongs to a rare variety.

魚は大きくいくつかの類に分けられる。

Fish can broadly be divided into several classes.

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