Translation guide
The English word "grouping" can refer to the act of putting things into groups, the way things are arranged into groups, or a set of things that form a group. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for each of these meanings.
Expressing the action of putting items, people, or ideas into groups or categories.
The most common and neutral way to say 'grouping' as an action. It literally means 'dividing into groups'.
生徒をグループ分けする。
I will group the students.
データのグループ分けが必要です。
We need to group the data.
Refers to classification or categorization, often used for systematic grouping like in science or libraries.
生物を分類する。
Classify living organisms.
Sorting or separating items into categories, often used for practical tasks like mail or laundry.
郵便物を仕分けする。
Sort the mail.
Means 'to put together' or 'to collect into a group'. It implies gathering scattered items into one group rather than dividing into multiple groups.
書類をまとめてください。
Please group the documents together.
Referring to a collection of items, people, or ideas that are considered together as a unit.
The loanword 'group' is widely used for any kind of grouping of people or things.
このグループのメンバーは5人です。
This group has five members.
A gathering or collection, often used for people or things that have come together.
A coherent set or unit; emphasizes that the items form a unified whole.
Describing the pattern or structure of how items are grouped.
Can also refer to the resulting grouping arrangement, not just the action.
このグループ分けは分かりやすい。
This grouping is easy to understand.
Classification system or scheme.
この分類方法は古い。
This grouping method is outdated.
あの建物は古い家の集まりです。
That building is a grouping of old houses.
これらのデータは一つのまとまりとして扱います。
We treat these data as one grouping.