ピラミッド

ぴらみっど

noun

pyramid

1. pyramid

A structure with a square base and triangular sides meeting at a point, especially the ancient Egyptian monuments. Also used figuratively for hierarchical or triangular structures.

エジプトのピラミッドを見(み)たい。

I want to see the pyramids of Egypt.

食品(しょくひん)ピラミッドで栄養(えいよう)バランスを学(まな)ぶ。

To learn about nutritional balance from the food pyramid.

この組織(そしき)はピラミッド型(がた)の構造(こうぞう)で、トップの判断(はんだん)が絶対(ぜったい)だ。

This organization has a pyramid structure where the top's decisions are absolute.

From English "pyramid." Besides the ancient monuments, it is common in business, sociology and data visualization for any hierarchical or triangular structure.

Common collocations

エジプトのピラミッド: the Egyptian pyramids
ピラミッド型(がた): pyramid-shaped
ピラミッド構造(こうぞう): hierarchical structure
人口(じんこう)ピラミッド: population pyramid (demographics)
ピラミッド組織(そしき): top-down organization

Watch out

ピラミッド商法(しょうほう) means a pyramid scheme (also ネズミ講(こう)), a fraud that is illegal in Japan.

Related Words

Compare: 角錐(かくすい) (pyramid (geometric))

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Added 2026.2.15 19:01 · Revised 2026.10.17 10:48

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