霊長 in Japanese

IPA: [ɾe̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː] Forms: 霊長 [canonical] (ruby: 霊(れい), 長(ちょう)), reichō [romanization], reityau [romanization], れいちやう [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|靈長|id=1,2|lit=god, deity + master, chief}} 靈長 (MC leng trjangX, literally “god, deity + master, chief”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|れいちょう|hhira=れいちやう}} 霊(れい)長(ちょう) • (reichō) ^(←れいちやう (reityau)?)

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"霊長" meaning in Japanese

Noun