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類する (たぐいする) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
equal ; match ; rival ; be as good as
Used to say that someone or something is comparable to another in quality, ability, or degree. Often appears in the negative form 類いしない to mean 'unmatched' or 'peerless'.
この
美うつく
し
さ
に
類たぐ
い
する
景色けしき
は
見み
た
こと
が
ない
。
I have never seen a view that matches this beauty.
Written forms 類たぐい する
irregular okurigana
Common spelling, though the okurigana is irregular; the standard form would be 類いする.
類たぐ いする
Standard okurigana spelling, but less common in practice.
Similar words 匹ひっ 敵てき する 匹敵する is more common and neutral for 'to rival' or 'to be equal to'. 類する is slightly more literary and often used in negative constructions.
比ひ 類るい する 比類する is a synonym, but it is even rarer and more formal. 類する is more frequently encountered.
Etymology Derived from the noun 類い (たぐい, 'kind, sort, peer') + する, forming a verb meaning 'to be of the same kind/level'. The kanji 類 carries the meaning of 'type' or 'class'.
