カテゴリkategori

1. nouncategory
   作家さっかとしての彼女かのじょは伝統的でんとうてきなカテゴリーのいずれにも当あてはまらない。↗

   As a writer, she does not fit into any of the traditional categories.

• Synonym種類しゅるいNeutralThe most general word for kinds or types, as in 「動物の種類」; also works as a counter. 「カテゴリ」 leans toward a slot in a classification scheme.
• Synonym部類ぶるいWrittenWritten word for the class something is grouped into, often in 「〜の部類に入る」 to say what it belongs to. 「カテゴリ」 is the classification itself.
• Synonym範疇はんちゅうWrittenWritten word for the sphere or class something falls into, as in 「〜の範疇に入る」; also a term in philosophy. 「カテゴリ」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Related部門ぶもんNeutralA department within an organization, or a division of a contest or award, as in 「部門賞」. 「カテゴリ」 refers to classification itself in a general sense.
• Related種目しゅもくNeutralMostly an event in a sports competition, as in 「競技種目」. 「カテゴリ」 is a general category or classification.
• Related科目かもくNeutralA subject such as a school course or an accounting item, as in 「必修科目」. 「カテゴリ」 is a general-purpose word for classification.
• Related種別しゅべつWrittenWritten, officialese word for sorting by kind and the resulting classes, as in 「種別ごとに」. 「カテゴリ」 is the more colloquial term.
• RelatedクラスNeutralLoanword mostly for a school class, a course, or a rank, as in 「Aクラス」. 「カテゴリ」 means a classification, not a class of students.
• Related部ぶNeutralA department or school club, and a common suffix, as in 「営業部」. 「カテゴリ」 denotes a classification, not an organizational unit.

Use 「カテゴリ」 for categories of products, websites, competitions and the like. For kinds in general pick 「種類」; to say what class something belongs to use 「部類」 or 「範疇」; for contest divisions use 「部門」 and for contest events 「種目」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 範疇はんちゅう、部門ぶもん。
2. 種類しゅるい、分類ぶんるい。種別しゅべつ。