JLPT N3 · 18 strokes
Kanji 類: "sort, kind, variety"
The kanji 類 means "sort, kind, variety, class, genus". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ルイ in on'yomi and たぐ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ルイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たぐ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sort, kind, variety, class, genus |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 678 of 2,501 |
Common words with 類
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 種類variety; kind; type; category · counter for kinds, species, etc.
- 書類document; papers
- 人類mankind; humanity
- 類kind; sort; type; class · similar example; parallel; the like
- 分類classification; categorization; sorting
- 部類class; heading; group; category
- 同類the same kind; accomplice; partner
- 衣類clothes; clothing; garments
- 類いkind; sort; type · equal; match; peer
- 親類relative; relation; kin
- 類似resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
- 爬虫類reptiles
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