Illustration: At the counter of a small neighborhood hardware shop, an assistant sorts a mixed heap of metal fasteners into three shallow trays. One tray contains only screws, another hexagonal nuts, and the third flat washers.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

分ぶん類るい

bunrui

to classify, to sort

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは書類しょるいの分類ぶんるいを終おえた。

    He finished sorting the papers.

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  2. 鯨くじらは哺乳類ほにゅうるいに分類ぶんるいされる。

    Whales are classified as mammals.

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  3. 司書ししょは主題しゅだいによって本ほんを分類ぶんるいした。

    The librarian classified the books according to subject.

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Kanji in 分類

  • 分part; minute of timeOnブン・フン・ブKunわける・わけ・わかれる
  • 類sort; kindOnルイKunたぐい

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