爬虫類

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See also: 爬蟲類, and 爬虫类

Japanese

Kanji in this term
爬	虫	類
は Hyōgai	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 (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

爬(は)虫(ちゅう)類(るい) • (hachūrui)

(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”)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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