声調

See also: 声调 and 聲調

Japanese

Kanji in this term
声	調
せい Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
聲調 (kyūjitai)

Noun

声(せい)調(ちょう) • (seichō) 

1. tone, note
2. a Chinese character tone

See also

• 陰平声 (1st tone, /˥˥/)
• 陽平声 (2nd tone, /˧˥/)
• 上声 (3rd tone, /˨˩˦/)
• 去声 (4th tone, /˥˩/)
• 軽声 (neutral tone)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.