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)

(collective) primates

See also

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

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