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

Alternative spelling
靈長類 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) れーちょーるい [rèéchóꜜòrùì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːt͡ɕo̞ːɾɯ̟i]

Noun

霊(れい)長(ちょう)類(るい) • (reichōrui) ^{←れいちやうるい (reityaurui)?}

1. primates

See also

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