🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

種類

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shurui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sort/sɔːrt/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"市場には多くの種類の果物があります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A category or type of something.

    "There are many sorts of fruit available at the market."
As verb
  1. 1

    To arrange or organize according to a particular criterion.

    "Please sort the documents by date."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sort' originates from the Latin 'sortem', meaning 'fate, lot, or class', which evolved through Old French 'sorte' in the 14th century, referring to a category or type. Over time, it has come to encompass various meanings related to classification and arrangement.

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