Illustration: Inside a Japanese preschool entrance, a low storage unit has three broad compartments. One contains several different kinds of footwear: trainers, rain boots and sandals. Another holds caps and soft hats, while the third contains folded jackets and cardigans.

JLPT N2suffixLevel estimated by Bebop

類るい

rui

type, kind

Often follows a noun to name a category. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 魚介ぎょかい類るいが好すきなんだ。

    I like eating seafood.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. アルコール類るいは控ひかえてください。

    Don’t drink any alcohol.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. コアラは有袋ゆうたい類るいなんだよ。

    Koalas are marsupials.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 類

  • 類sort; kindOnルイKunたぐい

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