► 名詞
種類 [(1)しゅるい] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ 犬には沢山種類がある ⇨ There are many kinds of dogs
手 [て] [あの手] [coll] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ あの手の人達と関わるのは止めたほうが良い ⇨ You’d better not hang out with that kind of people
手 [て] [この手] [coll] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ この手の事は専門家に頼んだほうが良い ⇨ It is better to ask professionals to do this kind of things
手 [て] [その手] [coll] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ その手の商売は浮き沈みが激しい ⇨ That kind of business has a lot of ups and downs
仲間 [なかま] [coll] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ ライオンは猫の仲間だ ⇨ The lion is a kind of cats
様 [(1)よう] [あの様] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ あの様な行動は許されない ⇨ Behavior like that won’t be tolerated
様 [(1)よう] [どの様] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ どの様な手段を取るかは未だ決まっていない ⇨ It is not yet decided what kind of measure will be taken
様 [(1)よう] [其の様] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ その様な話は聞いたことがない ⇨ I’ve never heard of anything like that before
様 [(1)よう] [此の様] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ この様な機会はそう何度もない ⇨ There won’t be many opportunities like this one
☆ 最近この様な事件が相次いでいる ⇨ Recently incidents like this are happening one after another
一種 [(1)いっしゅ] meaning: kind rank: 2
☆ 彼は天才の一種と言えないこともない ⇨ You could say he is some kind of genius
☆ 白血病は癌の一種だ ⇨ Leukemia is a kind of cancer
種 [しゅ] meaning: kind rank: 2
☆ この種の人達は論理的に説得することが出来ない ⇨ It is impossible to logically persuade these kind of people
種目 [しゅもく] meaning: kind rank: 2
☆ 現在夏のオリンピックには50の競技種目がある ⇨ Currently there are 50 competition categories, disciplines, in summer Olympics
其の手 [そのて] [coll] meaning: kind rank: 3
☆ その手の髪型は最近人気が無い ⇨ That type of hairstyle is not popular lately
☆ 道徳を振りかざす、その手の奴に限って自分は不道徳だ ⇨ Moralists, that kind of people are often immoral themselves
類い [たぐい] meaning: kind rank: 3
☆ その類いの話は殆どが詐欺だ ⇨ The majority of that kind of deals are con jobs
厚意 [(1)こうい] meaning: kind rank: 4
☆ 厚意のつもりが逆に迷惑をかけていた ⇨ I thought I was doing a favor but ended up causing a problem
類 [(1)るい] [liter] meaning: kind rank: 4
☆ 類は友を呼ぶ ⇨ The same kind of people tend to become friends (☛ A common phrase. Often used negatively, as “seedy people get together”)
► 形容動詞
親切 [(1)しんせつ] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ 親切な人 ⇨ A kind person
不親切 [(2)ふしんせつ] meaning: kind rank: 3
☆ この製品の取扱説明書はすごく不親切だ ⇨ The user manual of this product is very unfriendly to users, very hard to understand, not helpful at all
懇切 [こんせつ] meaning: kind rank: 4
☆ 彼は遣り方を懇切丁寧に教えてくれた ⇨ He taught me how to do it kindly and patiently
► 接尾辞
系 [けい] meaning: kind rank: 2
☆ 癒し系の女優 ⇨ A make-you-warm-and-fuzzy kind of actress
物 [(2)もの] meaning: kind rank: 2
☆ 彼の粘り強さは脱帽物だ ⇨ I have to take my hat off for his tenacity
☆ 感動物の映画 ⇨ A movie that touches your heart
☆ 私は時代物は好きではない ⇨ I am not really interested in period dramas
☆ 私は麺物が好きだ ⇨ I like noodle stuff, noodles in general
類 [(1)るい] [liter] meaning: kind rank: 2
☆ 人類 ⇨ Humankind
☆ 私は魚介類が好きだ ⇨ I like fish and shellfish kind, seafood