くさび形

くさびがた

Also written 楔形, けっけい, せっけい

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective wedge shape

Kanji

• 形 shape. Read as かた.

Example sentences

• シュメール人が発明した楔形文字は、古代オリエントの様々な言語で使用された。
  The cuneiform alphabet invented by the Sumerians was used by many languages in the ancient Near East.

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