grapheme

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean hangul.
2. A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.
3. In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.

Concepten

grafeem

letter

grafisch symbool

Synoniemen

character

graphic symbol

letter

morpheme

star

⭐

writing

Vertalingen

graphème

Graphem

grafema

grafema

grafema

γράφημα

Schriftzeichen

letra

caractère

carácter

grafía

grafema

grafia

caràcter

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡɹæ.fiːm/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “write”) + -eme. Doublet of -gram.