Japanese symbol for “primates”
霊長類
れいちょうるい
Romaji: reichourui
primates
In Japanese, primates is 霊長類, read れいちょうるい (reichourui).
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Meanings
- n primates
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “primates”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 霊長目 | れいちょうもく reichoumoku | Primates (order of mammals) |
| サル目 | サルもく sarumoku | primates |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい yuurei | ghost; specter; spectre |
| 亡霊 | ぼうれい bourei | departed spirit; soul of the dead |
| 慰霊 | いれい irei | consoling the spirits of the dead |
| 精霊 | しょうりょう shouryou | spirit of the deceased |
| 霊園 | れいえん reien | (garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park |
| 悪霊 | あくりょう akuryou | evil spirit |
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.