書類
しょるい
hepburn shorui
documents, paperwork
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 大切な書類をなくしてしまいました。I have lost an important document.
- この書類に名前を書いてください。Please write your name on this document.
Collocations
書類を出す書類を書く書類を確認する必要な書類書類整理
Mnemonic
書類 shorui — 書 (writing) + 類 (kind, group). Literally "a group of writings" — a set of documents. 書 (sho) and 類 (rui) are both on-yomi. It usually refers to documents as a body, not a single sheet.
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