How to say 'Type' in Japanese | 類

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The Japanese word for Type is 'Rui', written as 類 in Japanese.'Type' in hiragana is るい.

word

類

Meaning

Type

Reading

るい

rui

Kanji

類Kind, Type

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '類 (るい)' is used to indicate a category, type, or class of things. It is often attached to nouns to group similar items together. For example: animal type「動物類」(どうぶつるい). This suffix is commonly used in scientific or formal contexts to classify objects, organisms, or concepts. Another example: plant type「植物類」(しょくぶつるい). It can also be used in everyday language to describe groups, such as 'this type of person'「この人たちの類」(このひとたちのるい). Note that '類' is often used in compound words and is not typically used standalone.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1446

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 類

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

類

Meaning

Kind, Type

Words Related to 類 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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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

word

類い

Meaning

Kind, Type

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類似

Meaning

Similarity

word

分類

Meaning

Classification

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What does 'Rui' (類) mean?

'Rui' means 'Type' .

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