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    3. 霊長

    霊長

    霊れい長ちょう

    crown (of creation)

    KMT9News #29+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    れいちょう

    Noun

    1.
    crown (of creation), apex, the best

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    人にん間げんは万ばん物ぶつの霊れい長ちょうと言いわれる。

    Humans are said to be the crown of creation.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    霊れい長ちょうたる人にん間げんが、地ち球きゅう環かん境きょうを破は壊かいしているのは皮ひに肉くただ。

    It's ironic that humans, the crown of creation, are destroying the global environment.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyNature & Environment
    多おおくの宗しゅう教きょうにおいて、人にん間げんは特とく別べつな存そん在ざい、すなわち霊れい長ちょうとして扱あつかわれる。

    In many religions, humans are treated as special beings, that is, the crown of creation.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    霊れい長ちょう類るいは高たかい知ち能のうを持もつ動どう物ぶつとして知しられている。

    Primates are known as animals with high intelligence.

    KMT9AnimalsScience & Math
    自みずからを霊れい長ちょうと称しょうする人にん間げんの傲ごう慢まんさが、多おおくの問もん題だいを引ひき起おこしている。

    The arrogance of humans, who call themselves the crown of creation, is causing many problems.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyEmotions & Psychologyphilosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    霊
    たま…(2)
    spirits・soul
    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
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