Japanese symbol for “classification”
分類
ぶんるい
Romaji: bunrui
classification; categorization; sorting
In Japanese, classification is 分類, read ぶんるい (bunrui).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt classification; categorization; sorting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “classification”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分け | わけ wake | division; splitting; classification |
| 種別 | しゅべつ shubetsu | classification; assortment |
| 分別 | ぶんべつ bunbetsu | separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination |
| 仕分け | しわけ shiwake | classification; sorting (out); grouping |
| 内訳 | うちわけ uchiwake | itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 半分 | はんぶん hanbun | half |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人類 | じんるい jinrui | mankind; humanity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “classification”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.