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Definition and Synonyms for 表意文字
| 1. | 表意文字 | 絵の記号を使う書記法 |
| Hieroglyphic | a writing system using picture symbols | |
| Synonyms: | ヒエログリフ, 表意文字 | |
| 2. | 表意文字 | 美しい筆跡 |
| Chirography | beautiful handwriting | |
| Synonyms: | カリグラフィー, 入木, 書道, 習字, 能書, 表意文字 | |
| 3. | 表意文字 | それを言うのに使用される音を示さないで事の意味を示す図形文字 |
| Ideograph | a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it | |
| Synonyms: | 表意文字 | |
| 4. | 表意文字 | 古代エジプトで使われた |
| Hieroglyphic | used in ancient Egypt | |
| Synonyms: | ヒエログリフ, 表意文字 |
Meanings for each kanji in 表意文字
| » | 表 | surface; table; chart; diagram |
| » | 意 | idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking |
| » | 文 | sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67) |
| » | 字 | character; letter; word; section of village |
Categories 表意文字 is a member of
| 1. | 綴字法 | 書かれたまたは印刷された記号による言語の音声の表現方法 |
| Orthography | a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols | |
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| 2. | 筆蹟 | 手書きのもの |
| Handwriting | something written by hand | |
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| 3. | 文字記号 | 言葉を表すために使われる書かれた記号 |
| Graphic Symbol | a written symbol that is used to represent speech | |
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Sample Sentences for 表意文字
日本でのツイッター人気の理由の一つは日本語という言語の特性にある。表意文字を使う日本語は、中国語には敵わないものの、他の多くの言語に比べて140字に多くの内容を盛り込むことができる。ちなみにこの例文の日本語版はちょうど140字で書かれているのだが、他の言語では何字になるだろうか？
One of the reasons Twitter is popular in Japan is a characteristic of Japanese itself: Japanese uses ideograms which enable it to convey more information in just 140 characters than other languages, not counting Chinese. Incidentally, the Japanese version of this sentence is written with exactly 140 characters. How many characters does it take in other languages?
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