How to say 'Kind' or 'Type' in Japanese | 類い

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The Japanese word for Kind or Type is 'Tagui', written as 類い in Japanese.'Kind' or 'Type' in hiragana is たぐい.

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類い

Meaning

Kind, Type

Reading

たぐい

tagui

Kanji

類Kind, Type

Explanation

The Japanese noun '類い (たぐい)' refers to a 'kind' or 'type' of something, often used to categorize or group similar things together. It can also imply a comparison, suggesting that something is of the same kind or level as another. For example: This is a rare kind of flower「これは類い稀な花だ」(これはたぐいまれなはなだ). He is not of the same type as the others「彼は他の人とは類いが違う」(かれはほかのひととはたぐいがちがう). The word can carry a nuance of rarity or uniqueness when used in certain contexts, such as '類い稀 (たぐいまれ)', meaning 'rare' or 'uncommon'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4520

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 類い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

類

Meaning

Kind, Type

Hiragana in the Word 類い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 類い Through the Kanji 類

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 類 as well.

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種類

Meaning

Kind, Type

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類

Meaning

Type

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人類

Meaning

Humankind

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書類

Meaning

Documents

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親類

Meaning

Relative

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衣類

Meaning

Clothing

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類似

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Similarity

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分類

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Classification

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'Tagui' means 'Kind' or 'Type' .

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