Grapheme

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡɹæf.iːm/

Origin

From Ancient Greek γράφω (graphō, "write") + -eme.

Full definition of grapheme

Noun

1. A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean Hangeul.
2. In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.