genre

ジャンル

本、映画、音楽などを、共通する特徴によって分けた種類。

やさしい英語で： A type of book, film, music, or art whose works share similar features.

• Horror is my favourite genre.
• The band mixes several musical genres.
• Which genre does this novel belong to?

使い方： a genre of something (Jazz is a genre of music.)

類義語： category, type, kind

よく使う表現： music genre, genre of something

ジャンル分けする

作品を芸術の種類に分けたり、その種類に合うようにしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To place a work in an artistic category or make it fit that category.

• Critics genre the novel as fantasy.
• The editor genred the story as horror.
• Some writers resist having their work genred.

使い方： genre something as something (The reviewer genred the film as comedy.)

類義語： classify, categorize

よく使う表現： genre a work, genre as something