noun
broad category; major classification
Used in contexts like data organization, taxonomy, or grouping items into large, high-level categories.
このデータは大分類ごとに整理されています。
This data is organized by broad categories.
中分類 is a mid-level category, one step more specific than 大分類.
小分類 is a detailed or fine-grained category, the most specific level in a typical three-tier classification.
Compound of 大 (large, broad) and 分類 (classification).