類
類 — Sort
sort, kind, variety, class, genus
On’yomiルイ (rui)
Kun’yomiたぐい (tagui)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 類
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人類 | じんるい jinrui | mankind; humanity |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 書類 | しょるい shorui | document; papers |
| 親類 | しんるい shinrui | relative; relation; kin |
| 衣類 | いるい irui | clothes; clothing; garments |
| 分類 | ぶんるい bunrui | classification; categorization; sorting |
Study notes
類 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #678 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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