色いろ分わけ

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

color-coding; classification by color; sorting by color

The act or result of distinguishing items by color, such as using colored labels, tabs, or highlighting.

• 書しょ類るいを色いろ分わけして整せい理りした。

  I organized the documents by color-coding them.

• 地ち図ず上じょうで国くにを色いろ分わけする。

  Color-code the countries on the map.

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

classification; sorting; grouping

Extended figurative use: categorizing or grouping things by any distinguishing characteristic, not necessarily color.

• 顧こ客きゃくを年ねん齢れい層そうで色いろ分わけする。

  Classify customers by age group.