race; ethnicity
Refers to a group of people sharing physical or genetic traits; used in both everyday and formal contexts.
人種差別は許されない。
Racial discrimination is unacceptable.
彼は人種のるつぼと呼ばれる街で育った。
He grew up in a city called a melting pot of races.
type of person; breed
Colloquial; often used to categorize people by character, profession, or behavior, e.g., 政治家人種 (the political type).
彼は夜型人種で、朝は苦手だ。
He's a night-owl type and not good in the morning.
ああいう人種とは関わらないほうがいい。
It's better not to get involved with that kind of person.
We became friends beyond our racial differences.
You can't trust that breed of person called politicians.
racial
same race; racial identity