頭高型

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頭	高	型

Pronunciation

アタマダカガタ (atama-daka-gata)

Accent: 0 (平板型)

Noun

頭高型 (hiragana あたまだかがた, romaji atamadakagata)

1. The pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the first syllable is accented; i.e., the first syllable has high pitch and all subsequent syllables have low pitch.
   
   Example: 会う (あう, au)