表ひょう音おん文も字じ

noun

phonetic script; phonogram; phonetic symbol

Linguistic term for a writing system where symbols represent sounds, such as alphabets or syllabaries. Contrasts with 表意文字 (ideogram).

See also: 表意文字

• 日本にほん語ごの仮か名なは表ひょう音おん文も字じの一いっ種しゅです。

  Japanese kana are a type of phonetic script.

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

  Please explain the difference between phonetic scripts and ideograms.