Kanji: 類

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	頁 Radical name: おおがい
Meaning:	Sort, kind, variety, class, genus
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	種類(しゅるい)	variety, kind, type
N3	書類(しょるい)	documents, official papers
N3	人類(じんるい)	mankind, humanity
N2	親類(しんるい)	relation, kin
N2	分類(ぶんるい)	classification
N1	衣類(いるい)	clothes, clothing, garments
N1	類(たぐい)	a kind
N1	類似(るいじ)	analogous
N1	類推(るいすい)	analogy