Word Meaning 霊長

れいちょう reichou

霊長 is read as れいちょう (reichou) and means crown (of creation).

Meaning

English

crown (of creation)
apex
the best

Reading

Kana

れいちょう

Romaji

reichou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 19274 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

霊長目

れいちょうもく

Primates (order of mammals)

霊長類学

れいちょうるいがく

primatology

霊長類

れいちょうるい

primates

人間は万物の霊長

にんげんはばんぶつのれいちょう

man is the crown of creation

万物の霊長

ばんぶつのれいちょう

the lord of creation

霊

たま

soul

霊験

れいけん

miraculous efficacy

霊

れい

soul

霊園

れいえん

(garden) cemetery

霊前

れいぜん

before the spirit of the deceased

霊感

れいかん

ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

霊山

れいざん

sacred mountain

Example Sentences

霊長類の毛づくろいは集団の結合を強める。

Grooming in primates increases group cohesion.

霊長類は尾の無いサルだけでなく人間も含む。

The primates include not only the apes, but also man.