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分類 (ぶんるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん類るい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

classification; categorization; sorting

The act or system of dividing things into groups based on shared characteristics. Used both as a noun and as a suru-verb.

図と書しょ館かんの本ほんはジャンルごとに分ぶん類るいされている。
The library books are classified by genre.

このデータを年ねん代だい別べつに分ぶん類るいしてください。

Please categorize this data by era.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
類sort, kind, variety

Similar words

仕し分わけ
仕分け is more about physically sorting or separating items, often in a practical or logistical context, while 分類 is about systematic classification into categories.
区く分ぶん
区分 emphasizes dividing into distinct sections or compartments, often with clear boundaries, whereas 分類 focuses on grouping by shared traits.

Etymology

Compound of 分 (ぶん, 'divide') and 類 (るい, 'kind, category'). The word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for forming abstract nouns related to grouping.