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category; class; group
A category or class of people or things grouped by shared characteristics. Often used in the pattern ～の部類に入る to say something belongs to a certain category.
それは高い部類に入る。
That falls into the expensive category.
彼は背が高い部類だ。
He is in the tall category.
この店のラーメンは全国的に見ても美味しい部類に入ると思う。
I think this shop's ramen ranks among the tasty ones even on a national level.
Most commonly appears in the pattern ～の部類に入る (to fall into the category of ~). Used to classify something relative to others of its kind.
PATTERN:
- ～の部類に入る (to belong to the ~ category)
- ～部類だ (is in the ~ group)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 上の部類 (the upper category)
- 珍しい部類 (the rare category)
- 優秀な部類 (the excellent category)