類たぐい

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

kind; sort; type

Refers to a category or class of similar things; often used in comparisons or to group items by shared characteristics.

この類たぐいの本ほんはあまり読よまない。
I don't read this kind of book much.
彼かれはそういう類たぐいの冗じょう談だんが好すきだ。
He likes that sort of joke.

noun

equal; match; peer

Used to indicate something or someone of comparable quality or standing; often appears in set phrases like 類まれ (rare, exceptional) or 類のない (unparalleled).

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の類たぐいthat kind of thing; things like X
漫まん画がやアニメの類たぐいはあまり見みない。
I don't watch much manga, anime, or that sort of thing.
類たぐいを見みないunparalleled; unlike anything else
彼かれの才さい能のうは類たぐいを見みないものだ。
His talent is unparalleled.
その類たぐいthat sort (of thing/person)
詐さ欺ぎやその類たぐいの犯はん罪ざいが増ふえている。
Fraud and similar kinds of crime are increasing.

Kanji

類sort, kind, variety
比compare, race, ratio

Related words

種しゅ類るいN3sense 1
種類 is the common, neutral word for 'kind/type', while 類い is more literary and often carries a slightly dismissive or comparative nuance.
同どう等とうN1sense 2
同等 is a formal, measurable term for 'equal', while 類い in the sense of 'equal/match' is used in set phrases about rarity or comparability.
部ぶ類るい sense 1
部類 emphasizes classification into a broader category, whereas 類い points more loosely at things sharing similar traits.
匹ひっ敵てきN1sense 2
匹敵 (する) actively means 'to be a match for' something, while 類い as 'peer' is a noun used mainly in fixed expressions like 類いのない.

Don't confuse with

類るい似じN1sense 1
類似 shares the kanji 類 with 類い but means 'resemblance/similarity' rather than 'kind, sort'.

Word family

類たぐいする
equal; match; rival; be as good as
類たぐいない
unparalleled; incomparable; matchless

Written forms

類たぐいUsage18%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
類たぐいUsage47%
Kanji-only spelling, also common but may be confused with other readings such as るい.
たぐいUsage36%
比たぐい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
比たぐい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

The word たぐい is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 類 is used for its meaning 'kind, sort', and 比 for 'compare, match'. The exact derivation is uncertain.