morphogram

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noun

A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a morpheme.

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Meanings

nounmorphogram (plural morphograms)

plural morphograms

  1. human sciencesA character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a morpheme.

    As can be seen in the example, small-sized phonograms can sometimes give the full phonetic value of the preceding morphogram, as in firu 晝^(ヒル) "daytime."

    2022, Gordian Schreiber, Japanese Morphography: Deconstructing Hentai Kanbun, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 28

Origin

From morpho- + -gram.

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APA

morphogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphogram

MLA

“morphogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphogram. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morphogram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphogram.

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