平板式

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
平	板	式
へい Grade: 3	ばん Grade: 3	しき Grade: 3
on’yomi

Compound of 平板 (heiban, “flat; monotone”) +‎ 式 (shiki, “style”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) へーばんしき [hèébáńshíkí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [he̞ːbã̠ɰ̃ɕikʲi]

Noun

平(へい)板(ばん)式(しき) • (heiban-shiki)

(phonetics) monotone style:
The pitch accent pattern in Japanese where no syllable is accented: the first syllable has low pitch and all subsequent syllables have higher, gradually lowering pitch.

Usage notes

All accent patterns in Japanese may be described as either 平板式 (heiban-shiki) or 起伏式 (kifuku-shiki). While 起伏式 is further divided into 頭高型 (atamadaka-gata), 中高型 (nakadaka-gata), and 尾高型 (odaka-gata), there are no subcategories to 平板式. When contrasting with 頭高型, 中高型, or 尾高型, it is customary to use the word 平板型 to avoid the inconsistency of comparing 型 (-gata) with 式 (-shiki).

Synonyms

平板型(へいばんがた) (heiban-gata)

Antonyms

起伏式(きふくしき) (kifuku-shiki)