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ジャンル Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ジャンル

ジャ

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ル

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

genre; category; kind

Used for classifying artistic works, media, or any broad grouping. A common loanword from French.

from French

好すきな映えい画がのジャンルは何なんですか。
What is your favorite movie genre?
この本ほんはどのジャンルに入はいり

ます

か

。

Which category does this book fall into?

Similar words

種しゅ類るい
A native Japanese word for 'kind' or 'type', used more broadly for physical objects and everyday classification, while ジャンル is typically for artistic or media categories.
カテゴリー
Another loanword (from English) meaning 'category', often used in more formal or systematic contexts, while ジャンル is more common for creative works.

Etymology

Loanword from French 'genre', adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.