霊長類

霊長類

Japanese

Kanji in this term
霊	長	類
れい Grade: S	ちょう Grade: 2	るい Grade: 4
kan’on

Etymology

霊長 (reichō, “supreme being; most advanced entity”) +‎ 類 (-rui, “kind”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) れーちょ​ーるい [rèéchóꜜòrùì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːt͡ɕo̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

霊長類 (hiragana れいちょうるい, rōmaji reichōrui, historical hiragana れいちやうるい)

1. (collective) primates

See also

• サル目 (もく) (Sarumoku)
• 霊 (れい)長 (ちょう)類 (るい)学 (がく) (reichōruigaku)