るい
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. kind; sort; type; class; genus; order; family
2. similar example; parallel; the like
Kanji used
kind (of something)
Pitch accent
Top 3800
Used in vocabulary (222 in total)
mankind; humanity
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
document; official papers
classification; categorization; sorting
class; heading; group; category
the same kind; accomplice; partner
clothes; clothing; garments
relative; relation; kin
parallel; equal; match
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
several types; several kinds; several species
mammal; mammalian
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
dinnerware; cutlery
(kinds of) meat
same kind; accomplices; companions
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
amphibia; amphibian
birds of a feather flock together
alcoholic drinks; liquor
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
noodles; vermicelli
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
this kind
living things
living things
fungus; fungi
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
varieties; different kinds
beasts; mammals
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
classification
root crops; root vegetables
synonymousness
seaweed; sea vegetable
similar story; variant tale
Insecta; the insects
quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
affinity; family relationship
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
myriapod; many-legged
bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
sympathetic magic; homeopathic magic; imitative magic
remnants of a party or a gang
similar books
amphibia; amphibian
citrus fruits
similar question; (classification by) similarity of theme
similar; of the same type
wheat variety
beetles; coleopterans; coleoptera
bony fishes; osteichthyans
green algae; chlorophyceae
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
bristle worm; polychaete
similar phrase
arachnids; araneids
similar sound
cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking)
assimilation; incorporation
dictionaries (and similar books)
red algae; Rhodophyta
bristle worm; polychaete
polysaccharides
trematodes (i.e. flukes)
oscines (birds of suborder Oscines); songbirds
Chelicerata; chelicerates
cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae spp., esp. edible); gourds
parts of speech
similar books
Eumycetes; true fungi
birds of a feather flock together
arachnids; araneids
application form; application papers; file wrapper (patents)
carnivores (i.e. animals of the order Carnivora)
domestic poultry
catching fire (from next door); a spreading fire
fruits and vegetables
Saurischia (order of dinosaurs with lizard-like pelvic structures)
edentates (i.e. anteaters, sloths, armadillos)
flagellates; mastigophorans
pinnipeds (seals and walruses)
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
noodles; vermicelli
birds of a feather flock together
caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
class field theory
anurans (tailless amphibians)
Deuteromycota; fungi imperfecti; mitosporic fungi; anamorphic fungi
agnathans (jawless fishes of superclass Agnatha)
equivalence class
proboscideans; proboscidians
apterygotes (wingless insects)
pelecypods (i.e. bivalves)
crown jellyfish (Coronatae spp.); coronated jellyfish
comb jellies (jellyfish-like animals of the phylum Ctenophora)
acanthocephalans; thorny-headed worms
mucopolysaccharides
Pteriomorphia (subclass of bivalve molluscs)
fibroid; fibroid tumor; fibroid tumour
urodeles (tailed amphibians)
hornworts (non-vascular plants of order Anthocerotopsida)
comb jellies (jellyfish-like animals of the phylum Ctenophora)
copepods (small crustaceans of subclass Copepoda)
sea spiders (Pycnogonida spp.)
similar kanji
synapsids; theropsids; mammal-like reptiles
assembling according to type; collection of items sorted by type
coset; residue class
Theriodontia; theriodonts
noble gases; rare gases
stoneworts; charophytes
Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)
sea spiders (Pycnogonida spp.)
class group
bony fishes; Osteichthyes
pteraspids (extinct armoured jawless fishes)
hornworts (non-vascular plants of order Anthocerotopsida)
playing card tax; tax on playing cards, mahjong sets, domino sets, etc. (abolished in 1989)
Cirripedia; barnacles
tabulate corals (extinct corals of the order Tabulata)
bryozoans (animals of phylum Bryozoa)
Examples (11 in total)
It is often said that sweets are bad for your teeth.
We buy stationery in bulk.
This is the kind of work that requires a high level of concentration.