中高型

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	高	型
なか Grade: 1	たか > だか Grade: 2	かた > がた Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 中高 (nakadaka, “middle high”) +‎ 型 (kata, “form”), in reference to one of the middle morae of the word having the accent, followed by the downstep. The kata changes to gata as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なかだかがた [nàkádákágátá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠da̠ka̠ɡa̠ta̠]

Noun

中(なか)高(だか)型(がた) • (nakadakagata) 

1. a pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the first mora is low pitch, then the pitch is high until the accented mora, followed by an immediate downstep with the remaining syllables having low pitch

   Examples:

   • 志(こころざ)す (kokorozasu, “to attempt, to try”)
   • 寒天(かんてん) (kanten, “agar agar jelly”)
   • コンサルタント (konsarutanto, “consultant”)

See also

• 平板型(へいばんがた) (heiban-gata)
• 頭高型(あたまだかがた) (atamadakagata)
• 尾高型(おだかがた) (odakagata)