類

JLPT N3

Type, kind

Readings

On’yomi: ルイ (rui)

Kun’yomi: たぐ(い) (tagu(i))

• たぐ(い) – kind, sort, type; similar thing

Structure

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Mnemonic

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

種類

しゅるい

kind

分類

ぶんるい

classification

人類

じんるい

mankind

書類

しょるい

documents

類似

るいじ

similarity

Example Sentences

種類が多いです。

しゅるいがおおいです。

There are many kinds.

分類します。

ぶんるいします。

I classify them.

人類です。

じんるいです。

It is mankind.

書類を出します。

しょるいをだします。

I submit documents.

類似しています。

るいじしています。

They are similar.

Cultural Note

📚 The concept of 類 appears in both linguistic and philosophical contexts in Japan. It’s essential in words like 種類 (type) and 人類 (human race), highlighting how Japanese thought often values classification and relational context — understanding something through its “type” or “category.”