爬虫類

See also: 爬蟲類 and 爬虫类

Japanese

Kanji in this term
爬	虫	類
は Hyōgaiji	ちゅう Grade: 1	るい Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
爬蟲類 (kyūjitai) は虫類 ハチュウ類

Etymology

From 爬虫 (hachū, “a reptile”) +‎ 類 (rui, “class or order”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はちゅ​うるい [hàchúꜜùrùì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡ɕɨᵝːɾɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

爬(は)虫(ちゅう)類(るい) • (hachūrui) 

1. (biology) reptiles

Coordinate terms

• 両生類(りょうせいるい) (ryōseirui, “amphibian”)
• 哺乳類(ほにゅうるい) (honyūrui, “mammals”)
• 魚類(ぎょるい) (gyorui, “fish”)
• 鳥類(ちょうるい) (chōrui, “birds”)