noun🔗Share象形文字(chiefly in the plural) a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus"The museum exhibit featured examples of hieroglyphic writing, showing how ancient Egyptians used picture symbols to form their language. "博物館の展示では、古代エジプト人がどのように絵のシンボルを使って言語を形成したかを示す、象形文字の例が紹介されていました。writinglanguagehistoryarchaeologycommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share象形文字Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph"The Egyptologist carefully copied each hieroglyphic from the ancient tomb wall. "エジプト学者は、古代の墓の壁から各象形文字を注意深くコピーしました。writingsignlanguagesystemhistorycommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share判読不能な筆跡、秘密の記号(by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol"The old, dusty ledger contained a hieroglyphic script that no one could understand. "古くて埃っぽい元帳には、誰も理解できない秘密の記号が書かれていた。writingsignlanguagecommunicationhistorycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share象形文字のOf, relating to, or written with this system of symbols"hieroglyphic obelisk"象形文字のオベリスクwritinglanguagehistoryarchaeologycommunicationsigncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share解読しにくい、難解なDifficult to decipher"The doctor's handwriting was so hieroglyphic that the pharmacist struggled to read the prescription. "医者の手書きは非常に難解で、薬剤師は処方箋を読むのに苦労しました。languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
