類 — “kind / category” in Japanese

Grade 4るい, たぐ

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“kind / category” in Japanese is 類, read rui, tagu (るい, たぐ). It is a Grade 4 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 4 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 種類 (kind / type).

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What does 類 mean?

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Kanji	類
Meaning	kind / category
Readings	るい, たぐ
Grade	Grade 4 (Upper)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	種類 (kind / type)

How to read 類

類 is read rui (るい) or tagu (たぐ) depending on the word.

Words with 類

人類じんるい
種類しゅるい
十種類じゅっしゅるい
類似
麺類

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Updated: 2026-08-28