頭高型
JapaneseEdit
Kanji in this term | ||
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頭 | 高 | 型 |
あたま Grade: 2 |
たか > だか Grade: 2 |
かた > がた Grade: 5 |
kun’yomi |
EtymologyEdit
From 頭 (“head (beginning)”) + 高 (“high”) + 型 (“form”), literally "(in the beginning the pitch is high)-form".
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
頭高型 • (atamadakagata)
- 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, for example in the word 会う (au).