霊長
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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霊 | 長 |
れい Grade: S |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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靈長 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editFrom Middle Chinese 靈長 (MC leng trjangX, literally “god, deity + master, chief”). Ultimately sourced from the 書経 (Shokyō, “Book of Documents”), one version of which is dated to the late Qin dynasty.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit霊長 • (reichō) ←れいちやう (reityau)?
- the master of all things, the most powerful of beings, the lord of creation
- 人間は万物の霊長である。
- Ningen wa banbutsu no reichō de aru.
- Mankind is the lord of all things.
- 人間は万物の霊長である。
See also
editReferences
edit- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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