# 類 — sort; similar

類 means “sort; similar”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: ルイ (rui). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 類 (rui, “kind; sort”).

- Meaning: sort; similar
- On'yomi: ルイ (rui)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Links & order

## How to remember 類

Parts: 米 rice · 大 big · 頁 head; page

## Words with 類

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 類 | るい (rui) | kind; sort |
| 類する | るいする (ruisuru) | to be similar; to be akin |

## Don't confuse it with

[顕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/conspicuous/) · [頬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cheek/) · [題](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/topic/)

## More in the “Links & order” set

[介](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mediate/) · [類](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sort/) · [順](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sequence/) · [絡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/entwine/) · [依](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/depend-on/) · [互](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reciprocal/) · [緒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cord/) · [較](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/contrast/)

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