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How to say 'Category' in Japanese | カテゴリー

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The Japanese word for Category is 'Kategorii', written as カテゴリー in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Category

    Reading

    Kategorii

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'カテゴリー (kategorii)' means 'category'. It is a loanword from English and is used in the same way as in English, to classify or group things based on shared characteristics. This word is commonly used in academic, business, and everyday contexts. For example: this product belongs to a different category「この商品は別のカテゴリーに属します」(このしょうひんはべつのカテゴリーにぞくします). Please select a category from the list「リストからカテゴリーを選んでください」(リストからカテゴリーをえらんでください). The word is often used in contexts involving organization, classification, or analysis.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    6090

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word カテゴリー

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Ka
  • katakana

    Reading

    Te
  • katakana

    Reading

    Go
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ri

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'Kategorii' means 'Category' .

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