Grapheme — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a written symbol that is used to represent speech

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæʃæb/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈafiːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈafiːm/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæʃæb/.

Examples

the Greek alphabet has 24 characters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

character graphic symbol

Parts of Speech

noun	a written symbol that is used to represent speech “the Greek alphabet has 24 characters”

Word Forms

character

verb

engrave or inscribe characters on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Graphem

ein geschriebenes Symbol, das zur Darstellung von Sprache verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

graphème

un symbole écrit utilisé pour représenter la parole

🇪🇸Spanish

grafema

un símbolo escrito que se utiliza para representar el habla

🇮🇹Italian

grafema

un simbolo scritto utilizzato per rappresentare il discorso

🇳🇱Dutch

grafeem

een geschreven symbool dat wordt gebruikt om spraak weer te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

grafema

um símbolo escrito que é usado para representar a fala

🇷🇺Russian

графема

письменный символ, используемый для обозначения речи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रफीम

एक लिखित प्रतीक जिसका उपयोग भाषण को दर्शाने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রাফেম

একটি লিখিত প্রতীক যা বক্তৃতা প্রতিনিধিত্ব করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கிராஃபிம்

பேச்சைக் குறிக்கப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் எழுதப்பட்ட சின்னம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రాఫిమ్

ప్రసంగాన్ని సూచించడానికి ఉపయోగించే వ్రాతపూర్వక చిహ్నం

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्राफीम

एक लिखित चिन्ह जे भाषणाचे प्रतिनिधित्व करण्यासाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્રાફીમ

એક લેખિત પ્રતીક જેનો ઉપયોગ ભાષણ રજૂ કરવા માટે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಾಫಿಮ್

ಭಾಷಣವನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಲಿಖಿತ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രാഫിം

സംഭാഷണത്തെ പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ലിഖിത ചിഹ്നം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗ੍ਰਾਫੀਮ

ਇੱਕ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਜੋ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گرافیم

ایک تحریری علامت جو تقریر کی نمائندگی کے لیے استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

字素

用于表示语音的书面符号

🇯🇵Japanese

書記素

スピーチを表すために使用される書かれた記号

🇰🇷Korean

문자소

말을 표현하는 데 사용되는 문자 기호

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biểu đồ

một ký hiệu bằng văn bản được sử dụng để đại diện cho lời nói

🇹🇭Thai

กราฟ

สัญลักษณ์ที่เป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรที่ใช้แทนคำพูด

🇮🇩Indonesian

grafem

simbol tertulis yang digunakan untuk mewakili ucapan

🇵🇭Filipino

grapema

isang nakasulat na simbolo na ginagamit upang kumatawan sa pananalita

🇲🇾Malay

grafem

simbol bertulis yang digunakan untuk mewakili ucapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرف حرف

رمز مكتوب يستخدم لتمثيل الكلام

🇮🇷Persian

گرافی

نماد نوشتاری که برای نشان دادن گفتار استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yazı

konuşmayı temsil etmek için kullanılan yazılı bir sembol

🇮🇱Hebrew

גרפמה

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