What does スフィンクス mean?
スフィンクス is a Japanese noun meaning “sphinx” in English. It is written as スフィンクス in hiragana, and sufyinkusu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
「もしおまえが私のなぞなぞ答えられたら、私はおまえを無事に通してやる」とスフィンクスは言った。
"I will let you pass safely," the Sphinx said, "if you can answer my riddle."