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type; pattern; archetype; typology
A category or pattern that groups similar things together based on shared characteristics. Used in academic, analytical, and formal contexts to classify phenomena, behaviors, or structures.
犯罪の類型を分析する。
Analyze types of crime.
この問題はよくある類型だ。
This problem is a common pattern.
社会学では人間関係をいくつかの類型に分けて考えることがある。
In sociology, human relationships are sometimes classified into several types for analysis.
Composed of 類 (kind, type) + 型 (form, pattern). A formal, analytical word for categorizing things by shared traits.
USAGE:
類型 is a formal word used in academic writing, legal texts, and analytical discussions. It implies systematic classification based on shared properties — not just any grouping, but a typological categorization. It is more abstract and analytical than 種類 (kind, type) and carries an academic tone.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 類型化する: to typologize, to categorize into types
- 類型的: typical, stereotypical
- 類型に分ける: to divide into types
- 類型分析: typological analysis
- 類型論: typology (theory)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 種類: kind, type — the everyday word for types or varieties; broader and less formal
- タイプ: type — a common loanword used casually for categories or personality types
- 型: form, mold, type — a versatile native word for patterns and forms (血液型 = blood type)