類 — kind, type, genus

Kanji

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Meaning

kind, type, genus

Onyomi

ルイ

Kunyomi

n/a

Radical

おおがい
おおがい
head, page
9
Radical position: tsukuri

Strokes

18

Grade

4

Kodansha

1176

Classic Nelson

5138

Hint

As many 大 categories of things as rice 米 grains, recorded in books 頁.
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Examples

類型（るいけい）
type, pattern
類語（るいご）
synonym
類人猿（るいじんえん）
anthropoid
種類（しゅるい）
variety, kind, type, category
人類（じんるい）
mankind, humanity
同類（どうるい）
the same kind, accomplice
衣類（いるい）
clothes, clothing, garments
親類（しんるい）
relative, kin
哺乳類（ほにゅうるい）
mammal, mammalian
類似する（るいじする）
similar to [v.i.]
分類する（ぶんるいする）
classify
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Quick Reference

Please see our User Guide for detailed explanations of all of Kanji alive's features or watch our short demonstration videos. If you are having technical difficulties, please refer to our Troubleshooting page.

詳細は、メニューの「日本語」内にある使用説明とトラブルシューティングをご参照ください。

Navigation

Next/Previous kanji Use the and keys or click on the left and right single pointed brackets in the top navigation bar
Toggle kanji animation/typeface Use the or keys or click on the large image of the kanji.
Next/Previous typeface Use the Shift + and Shift + keys or click on the left and right single pointed brackets next to the name of the typeface
Return to Search Click on the text of the current search term on the far left of the navigation bar

Note: The order in which kanji appear in the detail view when selecting the next or previous kanji is dependant on the sort mode previously chosen in the search view.

Other Interactive Elements

Play/Pause kanji animation Use the spacebar or click on the play/pause icon in the center of the kanji animation controls.
Next/Previous stroke Use the Shift + or Shift + keys, click the previous and next stroke icons on each side of the play/pause icon or move your mouse cursor over the stroke breakdown images.
Radical animation Use the Shift + r keys or click on the image on the far right of the radical field to view an animation illustrating the radical's historical derivation.
Examples Move your mouse cursor over a Japanese word in the Examples field to reveal its English meaning. Click on the play icon to the right of each example to hear its pronunciation.

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