kind vs genre

kind and genre both are nouns.

kind is an adjective but genre is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kind	Yes	Yes	No	No
genre	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genre is a hyponym of kind; that is, genre is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kind:

kind: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
genre: a kind of literary or artistic work

Other hyponyms of kind include description, type, antitype, art form, style, flavor, flavour, color, colour, species, genus, brand, make, ilk, like, manner, model, stripe, like, the like, the likes of.

kind (noun)	genre (noun)
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality	a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
	a kind of literary or artistic work
	a style of expressing yourself in writing

kind (adjective)	genre (adjective)
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
tolerant and forgiving under provocation
agreeable, conducive to comfort

Difference between kind and genre

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