Word Meaning 楔形文字

けっけいもじ kekkeimoji

楔形文字 is read as けっけいもじ (kekkeimoji) and means cuneiform (writing).

Meaning

English

  1. cuneiform (writing)

Reading

Kana

けっけいもじ

Romaji

kekkeimoji

Writing Variants

  • くさび形文字 くさびがたもじ kusabigatamoji
  • 楔形文字 くさびがたもじ kusabigatamoji
  • 楔形文字 せっけいもじ sekkeimoji

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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楔状文字

けつじょうもじ

cuneiform (writing)

形象文字

けいしょうもじ

hieroglyph

象形文字

しょうけいもじ

hieroglyph

楔形

けっけい

wedge shape

文字

もじ

writing

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

横文字

よこもじ

European language

小文字

こもじ

lowercase letter

絵文字

えもじ

ASCII art

頭文字

かしらもじ

initials (of one's name)

人文字

ひともじ

arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message

十文字

じゅうもんじ

cross

Example Sentences

1

The cuneiform alphabet invented by the Sumerians was used by many languages in the ancient Near East.