Japanese symbol for “genus”
類
るい
Romaji: rui
kind; sort; type; class
In Japanese, genus is 類, read るい (rui).
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Meanings
- n, n-suf kind; sort; type; class; genus; order
- n, n-suf similar example; parallel; the like
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “genus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 属 | ぞく zoku | genus |
| 種族 | しゅぞく shuzoku | species; genus; family |
| 種数 | しゅすう shusuu | genus |
| 類概念 | るいがいねん ruigainen | generic concept; genus |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人類 | じんるい jinrui | mankind; humanity |
| 書類 | しょるい shorui | document; papers |
| 分類 | ぶんるい bunrui | classification; categorization; sorting |
| 類似 | るいじ ruiji | resemblance; similarity; likeness |
| 衣類 | いるい irui | clothes; clothing; garments |
See also: Chinese symbol for “genus”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.