類: class; group; category

類 [类] lèi

measure word
: kind; type; class; category
: similar; like; to resemble

Kun Reading

類 | たぐい tagui

noun
: kind; sort; type
: equal; match; peer

類える | たぐえる tagueru

ichidan verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Obscure term) to compare; to liken
: to make (someone) accompany

類する | るいする ruisuru

suru verb – special class
: to be similar to

類する | たぐいする tagui suru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to be equal to; to be as good as; to be a match for; to rival

類似 lei4si4: similar; analogous
[類似 | るいじ suiji: resemblance; similarity; analogous; quasi
: to resemble; to be similar; to be alike]

類[类]型 lei4xing2: type; category; genre; form; style
[類型 | るいけい ruikei: type; pattern; shape; genre; breed
: similar type; similar pattern]

類別 [类别] lei4bie2: classification; category
[類別 | るいべつ ruibetsu: classification]

類[类]推 lei4tui1: to reason by analogy
[類推 | るいすい ruisui: analogy
: analogical reasoning]

類書 [类书] lei4shu1: book by category
[類書 | るいしょ ruisho: similar books]

人類 [类] ren2lei4: humanity; human race; mankind
[人類 | じんるい jinrui: mankind; humanity]

種類 [种类] zhong3lei4: kind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class
[種類 | しゅるい shurui: variety; kind; type; category
: counter for different sorts of things]

之類 [类] zhi1lei4: and so on; and such

分類 [类] fen1lei4: classification
[分類 | ぶんるい bunrui: classification; categorization; sorting]

同類 [类] tong2lei4: similar; same type; alike
[同類 | どうるい dourui: the same kind; accomplice; partner]

同類相吸 [同类相吸] tong2 lei4 xiang1 xi1: Like attracts like

哺乳類 [哺乳类] bu3ru3 lei4: mammals; also written 哺乳动物
[哺乳類 | ほにゅうるい honyuurui: mammal; mammalian]

蜘蛛類 [蜘蛛类] zhi1zhu1 lei4: arachnid
[蜘蛛形類 | くもがたるい kumogatarui: arachnids]

爬行類 [爬行类] pa2 xing2 lei4: reptiles; also written 爬行動物|爬行动物
OR
爬蟲類 [爬虫类] pa2 chong2 lei4
[爬虫類 | はちゅうるい hachuurui: reptiles]

甲殼類 [甲壳类] jia3 qiao4 lei4: crustacean
[甲殻類 | こうかくるい koukakurui: crustacean]

類語辭典 [类语辞典] lei4 yu3 ci2 dian3: thesaurus
[類語辞典 | るいごじてん ruigo jiten: thesaurus; dictionary of synonyms
OR
類義語辞典 | るいぎごじてん ruigigo jiten: thesaurus]

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
類い無い | たぐいない tagui nai: matchless

類の無い | るいのない rui no nai: unprecedented; unparalleled

人類最古 | じんるいさいこ jinrui saiko
: oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)

人類の為に | じんるいのために jinrui no tameni
: for the sake of humanity

暴悪無類 | ぼうあくむるい bouaku murui
: (yoji) incomparably ruthless; diabolical

異類異形 | いるいいぎょう irui igyou
: (yoji) strange-looking creatures; spirits and goblins

親類縁者 | しんるいえんじゃ shinrui enja
: (yoji) one’s relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one’s kith and kin

*類は友を呼ぶ | るいはともをよぶ rui wa tomo o yobu
: birds of a feather flock together

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
不倫不類 [不伦不类] bu4 lun2 bu4 lei4
: neither fish nor fowl; nondescript

虛偽類真 [虚伪类真] xu1 wei3 lei4 zhen1
: false but apparently real

刻鵠類鶩 [刻鹄类鹜] ke4 gu3 lei4 wu4
: to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck; to fail utterly in trying to copy something; to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result

有教無類 [有教无类] you3 jiao4 wu2 lei4
: education for everyone, irrespective of background

畫虎類犬 [画虎类犬] hua4 hu3 lei4 quan3
: drawing a tiger like a dog; to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition

諸如此類 [诸如此类] zhu1 ru2 ci3 lei4
: things like this; and so on; and the rest; etc

物以類聚 [物以类聚] wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4
OR
*物以類聚，人以群分 [物以类聚，人以群分] wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 , ren2 yi3 qun2 fen1
: Similar things come together, similar people fit together. Birds of a feather flock together.