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類本 (るいほん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

類るい本ほん

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ほ

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Meanings

1

noun

similar books; books of the same kind

Refers to books that belong to the same category or share a common theme. Often used in bibliographic or comparative contexts.

このテーマの類るい本ほんを集あつめて比ひ較かくする。
I collect similar books on this topic and compare them.
類るい本ほんを探さがすのに図と書しょ館かんの分ぶん類るいが役やく立だつ。
Library classification is helpful for finding books of the same kind.

Kanji

類sort, kind, variety
本book, present, main

Etymology

Compound of 類 (rui, 'kind, category') and 本 (hon, 'book'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.