部類|ぶるいburui[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounclass; heading; group; category

• Synonym類るいNeutralThe same word as the entry above, written 「類」; it can also mean an equal or match, as in 「類まれな才能」. Only the written form differs.
• Synonym種類しゅるいNeutralThe most widely used word for kind or type, and it doubles as a counter, as in 「三種類」; plain, objective and neutral.
• SynonymカテゴリNeutralLoanword for a category or class of things; the default on websites, in product listings and for all sorts of sorting.
• Synonym部門ぶもんNeutralA department or section within an organization or competition, as in 「部門賞」; stresses how an institution is divided up.
• SynonymタイプNeutralLoanword for type or style; also covers types of people, as in 「好きなタイプ」. Very common in everyday speech.
• SynonymジャンルNeutralLoanword for genre; used for categories of art and literature, as in 「音楽のジャンル」, focusing on the kind of work rather than a general class.
• Synonym型かたNeutralA fixed pattern, model or style; also the set forms of martial arts. Stresses established form rather than membership in a class.
• Synonym種別しゅべつNeutralSorting things by kind, as in 「車両の種別」; leans administrative and technical, common in official and system labels.
• Synonym類型るいけいNeutralA type abstracted from shared features, as in 「類型化」; carries a sense of reducing things to a pattern.
• SynonymクラスNeutralLoanword for class: a school class or a rank or grade, as in 「ファーストクラス」; stresses level rather than kind.
• Synonym類いたぐいNeutralRefers to things of the same kind, often with a contemptuous tinge, as in 「この類いの話」; stresses sameness of kind, while 「部類」 stresses where it belongs in a classification.
• Synonym範疇はんちゅうWrittenA category in the philosophical sense, or the scope of a concept; a written, academic-sounding term, unlike the plainer 「部類」.
• Related様式ようしきNeutralA style or form shared by things of a kind, as in 「建築様式」; stresses outward form and mode of expression.
• Related手合いてあいCasualColloquial and contemptuous: that sort of fellow or that kind of thing, as in 「この手合いの話」. Not a neutral way to sort items.

Use 「部類」 for a class of things grouped by their nature, often as 「〜の部類に入る」 (「大きい部類だ」). For kinds in general say 「種類」; for categories on sites or in listings, 「カテゴリ」; for genres of art, 「ジャンル」.

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

1. 種類しゅるいで分わけられたその一ひとつ一ひとつ。
2. 仲間なかま。