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類型 (るいけい, ruikei) Japanese meaning: type | Kotomora
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This problem is one of the common types.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 類るい 型けい に 分わ ける to classify things into types
In this study, animals are divided into five types.
〜 という 類るい 型けい に 属ぞく する to belong to a certain type or category
His personality belongs to the introverted type.
〈 事こと 〉 の 類るい 型けい を 示しめ す to show a typical pattern of something
This story shows one typical pattern of tragedy.
Related words 種類 is the everyday, general word for 'kind' or 'sort', while 類型 is a more formal term implying classification based on shared patterns or characteristics.
パターン is a casual loanword for a repeating pattern, whereas 類型 is the more formal, analytical term used in academic or systematic contexts.
タイプ is a casual, everyday loanword for 'type', while 類型 carries a more formal, classificatory nuance often used in scholarly writing.
型 is a simpler, more concrete word for a mold or fixed form, while 類型 emphasizes an abstract category derived from comparing shared traits.
Etymology Compound of 類 (type, kind) and 型 (model, pattern). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'classification pattern' or 'type'.
character type; personality type
