Japanese Conversation · Level 115
60 words
Japanese word
類い
Pronunciation
Romajitagui
Meaning
- nounkind
Example
彼はそんな類いの人ではありません。kare wa so n na tagu i no hito de wa a ri ma se n
He is not that kind of person.
More examples
その美術館では、ここではめったに見られない類いの作品を展示しています。so no bi jutsu kan de wa ko ko de wa me tta ni mi ra re na i tagu i no saku hin o ten ji shi te i ma su
The museum displays a kind of work that is rarely seen here.
Core concept
Highlights a shared type or character rather than one exact individual or instance.
Common phrases
その類いの話so no tagu i no hanashi
that kind of story
同じ類いona ji tagu i
same kind
類いのないtagu i no na i
unparalleled
Similar words
種類shurui: A category of people or things grouped by shared features.
種tane: A kind of person or thing identified by a common quality.
部類burui: A class of people or things grouped by common qualities.
Definition in Japanese
あるものと同じような性質や種類に属するもの。a ru mo no to ona ji yō na sei shitsu ya shu rui ni zoku su ru mo no
Word origin
類い (tagui) is related to 類う (tagū), "to compare or match," and its noun meaning concerns things grouped because they resemble one another.
Usage tips
- 類い (tagui) often sounds more formal than a basic word for a category, especially when it describes people by their general character.