平板型
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 平 | 板 | 型 |
Etymology [edit]
Compound of 平板 (heiban, “flat, monotone”) + 型 (gata, “type”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [he̞ːbã̠ɴga̠ta̠], [he̞ːbã̠ɴŋa̠ta̠]
- へいばんがた [hèíbángátá] (Heiban)
Accent: 0 (平板型)
Noun [edit]
平板型 (hiragana へいばんがた, romaji heiban-gata)
- (phonetics) monotone type:
- The pitch accent pattern in Japanese where no syllable is accented: the first syllable has low pitch and all subsequent syllables have higher, gradually lowering pitch.
Synonyms [edit]
Usage notes [edit]
All accent patterns in Japanese may be described as either 平板式 (heiban-shiki) or 起伏式 (kifuku-shiki). While 起伏式 is further divided into 頭高型 (atamadaka-gata), 中高型 (nakadaka-gata), and 尾高型 (odaka-gata), there are no subcategories to 平板式. When contrasting with 頭高型, 中高型, or 尾高型, it is customary to use the word 平板型 to avoid the inconsistency of comparing 型 (-gata) with 式 (-shiki).
