しょうけい
Meanings
Noun
1. ものの形をかたどってできた文字。また、文字体系。
2. 六書の象形の方法で作られた漢字。
Kanji used
elephant
shape
written sentence
a character
Pitch accent
しょ
うけいも
Composed of
hieroglyphics; type of character representing pictures
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
Examples (2 in total)
Reading hieroglyphs is difficult.
Can Egyptians read hieroglyphs?