表ひょう意い文も字じ

noun

ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script

Technical term in linguistics and writing systems for a character or script that represents an idea directly, such as Chinese characters. Often contrasted with 表音文字 (phonogram).

See also: 表音文字

• 漢かん字じは表ひょう意い文も字じの一いっ種しゅと見みなされることが多おおい。

  Kanji are often regarded as a type of ideogram.

• 表ひょう意い文も字じと表ひょう音おん文も字じの違ちがいについて説せつ明めいしてください。

  Please explain the difference between ideographic and phonetic scripts.