Mnemonic
What kind of rice is this? You haul out a big encyclopedia of grains. Each page catalogs a different variety — you flip through, matching your grain until you find the exact kind it belongs to.
Additional thoughts
Visualize a massive encyclopedia on a table, each page showing a different rice variety with photos. You hold a handful of mystery rice, flipping pages to classify it by kind.Quick recall
Classify every kind of rice using a big book — one page per variety.Details
The keyword for 類 is kind. This kanji refers to a type, sort, or category — a grouping of things that share similar characteristics. It conveys the idea of classification, where items are organized together based on their resemblance or shared qualities. It is used when talking about species, genres, or varieties of things that belong to the same group.
- On'yomi
- るい
- Kun'yomi
- たぐ.い