平板式

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

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

平板式 (hiragana へいばんしき, rōmaji heiban-shiki)

1. (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.

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).

• 平板型 (へいばんがた) (heiban-gata)

• 起伏式 (きふくしき) (kifuku-shiki)