平板型

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	板	型
へい Grade: 3	ばん Grade: 3	かた > がた Grade: 5
kan’on	kan’yōon	kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 平板 (heiban, “flat; monotone”) +‎ 型 (gata, “type”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へーばんがた [hèébáńgátá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [he̞ːbã̠ŋɡa̠ta̠]

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Noun

平(へい)板(ばん)型(がた) • (heiban-gata) 

1. (phonetics) monotone type: the most common pitch accent pattern in “standard” Japanese or 標(ひょう)準(じゅん)語(ご) (hyōjungo), as used in the mass media, where no syllable is accented: the first syllable has a low pitch and all subsequent syllables have a higher, gradually lowering pitch

Usage notes

All accent patterns in Japanese may be described as either 平板式(へいばんしき) (heiban-shiki) or 起(き)伏式(ふくしき) (kifuku-shiki). While 起(き)伏式(ふくしき) (kifuku-shiki) is further divided into 頭(あたま)高型(だかがた) (atamadaka-gata), 中高型(なかだかがた) (nakadaka-gata), and 尾(お)高型(だかがた) (odaka-gata), there are no subcategories to 平板式(へいばんしき) (heiban-shiki). When contrasting with 頭(あたま)高型(だかがた) (atamadaka-gata), 中高型(なかだかがた) (nakadaka-gata), or 尾(お)高型(だかがた) (odaka-gata), it is customary to use the word 平板型(へいばんがた) (heiban-gata) to avoid the inconsistency of comparing 型(がた) (-gata) with 式(しき) (-shiki).

Synonyms

• 平板式(へいばんしき) (heiban-shiki)

See also

• 頭(あたま)高型(だかがた) (atamadakagata)
• 中高型(なかだかがた) (nakadakagata)
• 尾(お)高型(だかがた) (odakagata)