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カテゴリー Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カテゴリー

also: カテゴリ · カテゴリィ

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

A general classification or grouping, used in everyday and technical contexts.

from German Kategorie

この商しょう品ひんはどのカテゴリーに入はいりますか？
Which category does this product fall into?

ブログの記き事じをカテゴリー別べつに整せい理りした。

I organized the blog posts by category.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をカテゴリー別べつに分わけるto sort things by category
商しょう品ひんをカテゴリー別べつに分わけて表ひょう示じする。
The products are displayed sorted by category.
〈物もの〉がカテゴリーに入はいるfor something to fall into a category
この本ほんはどのカテゴリーに入はいりますか。
Which category does this book fall into?
〈事こと〉はこのカテゴリーに含ふくまれるfor a matter to be included in this category
その問もん題だいはこのカテゴリーに含ふくまれる。
That issue is included in this category.

Related words

分ぶん類るいN2
分類 is the formal, systematic act or category of classification often used in academic or organizational settings, while カテゴリー is the everyday loanword for a general grouping.
ジャンルN2
ジャンル specifically denotes a genre in art, music, or literature, whereas カテゴリー is a broader term usable for any kind of grouping.
部ぶ類るい
部類 refers to a subgroup within a larger classification and is more literary, while カテゴリー is the common, casual word for a category.
範はん疇ちゅう
カテゴリー is a common loanword used casually and in technical fields, whereas 範疇 sounds more formal and literary.
種しゅ目もくN1
カテゴリー is a general loanword for 'category' used in many contexts, while 種目 is the native term reserved mainly for competition events or curriculum subjects.

Word family

イベントカテゴリ
event category
カテゴリプロパティ
category property

Written forms

カテゴリーUsage71%
Most common spelling; loanword from German 'Kategorie'.
カテゴリUsage28%
Common clipped form, especially in computing and technical contexts.
カテゴリィUsage1%
search-only kana form
Search-only kana form; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

Loanword from German 'Kategorie', likely via English 'category'. The clipped form カテゴリ is common in Japanese, especially in computing.