部類(ぶるい)

ぶるい
noun
category; class; group
1. 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(たか)い部類(ぶるい)に入(はい)る。
That falls into the expensive category.
彼(かれ)は背(せ)が高(たか)い部類(ぶるい)だ。
He is in the tall category.
この店(みせ)のラーメンは全国的(ぜんこくてき)に見(み)ても美味(おい)しい部類(ぶるい)に入(はい)ると思(おも)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(ぶるい)に入(はい)る (to fall into the category of ~). Used to classify something relative to others of its kind.

Common patterns

  • ～の部類(ぶるい)に入(はい)る (to belong to the ~ category)
  • ～部類(ぶるい)だ (is in the ~ group)

Common collocations

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Added 2026.3.2 15:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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