霊 長 類(れいちょうるい)

れいちょうるい

noun

primates

1. primates

The order of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians (such as lemurs). The Japanese term literally means 'chief of spirits/souls class,' reflecting the traditional view of primates as the most intelligent animals.

人間(にんげん)も霊長類(れいちょうるい)の一員(いちいん)だ。

Humans are also members of the primates.

霊長類(れいちょうるい)は高(たか)い知能(ちのう)を持(も)つ。

Primates have high intelligence.

京都大学(きょうとだいがく)の霊長類(れいちょうるい)研究所(けんきゅうじょ)は世界的(せかいてき)に有名(ゆうめい)だ。

Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute is world-famous.

Japan has a strong tradition of primate research, with Kyoto University's 霊長類(れいちょうるい)研究所(けんきゅうじょ) being a world-leading institution. 霊長(れいちょう) literally means "chief of spirits" — the idea that primates are the most exalted animals.

Common collocations

霊長類(れいちょうるい)研究(けんきゅう) — primate research
霊長類(れいちょうるい)学(がく) — primatology
霊長類(れいちょうるい)の進化(しんか) — primate evolution

Related words

類人猿(るいじんえん) — anthropoid ape
哺乳類(ほにゅうるい) — mammals
猿(さる) — monkey, ape

Related Words

Related: 類人猿(るいじんえん) (great ape)

Related: 哺乳類(ほにゅうるい) (mammals)

Related: 猿(さる) (monkey, ape)

Related: チンパンジー (chimpanzee)

general

Added 2026.3.22 11:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

18000/18455_reichourui