Used as a na-adjective to describe something of the same type or nature as previously mentioned. Often appears in formal or written contexts.
That kind of thing will not happen again.
He is knowledgeable about such problems.
We don't carry that kind of product.
We will make sure such a thing never happens again.
In such a case, please contact us.
Please do it that way.
こんな points to something close to the speaker (this kind of), while そのよう points to something already mentioned or associated with the listener (that kind of), and is more formal.
あのよう describes something distant from both speaker and listener (that kind of, over there), whereas そのよう refers back to something just mentioned in the conversation.
Kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
Archaic kanji form using 其; very rare.
Compound of その (that) and よう (appearance, manner). The kanji 様 is used for よう, but the word is now predominantly written in kana.