霊長
See also: 靈長 and 灵长
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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霊 | 長 |
れい Grade: S | ちょう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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靈長 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 靈長 (MC leŋ ʈɨɐŋX, literally “god, deity + master, chief”). Ultimately sourced from the 書経 (Shokyō, “Book of Documents”), one version of which is dated to the late Qin dynasty.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) れーちょー [rèéchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɾe̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]
Noun
霊長 • (reichō) ←れいちやう (reityau)?
- the master of all things, the most powerful of beings, the lord of creation
- 人間は万物の霊長である。
- Ningen wa banbutsu no reichō de aru.
- Mankind is the lord of all things.
- 人間は万物の霊長である。
See also
- 霊長類 (reichōrui, “primates”) (zoology)
- 霊長目 (reichōmoku, “primates”) (zoology)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan