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Annotations are provided chiefly for modern words which are pronounced differently from their heading orthographies. However, annotations are also provided, when necessary, for pre-modern words which can be pronounced as modern words.
ていねい【丁寧】 【発音】テネ
(テイネイともテーネーとも;pronounced as “teinei” or as “tēnē”)
かなしい【悲】 【発音】カナシ(カナシイともカナシーとも; pronounced as “kanashii” or as “kanashī”)
くう【食】 【発音】ク(クウともクーとも; pronounced as “kuu” or as “kū”)
a) | A katakana letter in square brackets [ ] means that the corresponding mora is of high pitch, as indicated by the kanji character 高placed above the parentheses 〔 〕. For nouns, particles are also included in identifying the high-pitch mora. | ||||||||||||
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b) | If a katakana letter in square brackets [ ] corresponds to the third or ensuing mora of a word, it means that the first mora is of low pitch, while all moras from the second through the katakana letter concerned are of high pitch. | ||||||||||||
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c) | The symbol [ 0] means that the word’s first mora is of low pitch while those of all ensuing moras are of high pitch. | ||||||||||||
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こころ【心】 | ![]() |
低高低 〔ココロ〕 |
かげえ【影絵】 | 【発音】カ![]() ![]() |
うまうま【旨旨】 | 【発音】![]() ![]() ![]() |
ゆのみぢゃわん【湯呑茶碗】 | 【発音】![]() |
オルゴール | 【発音】![]() |
あかとんぼ【赤蜻蛉】 | 【発音】![]() |
おおい【多】 | 【発音】![]() |
ななころび‐やおき【七転八起】 【発音】 ![]() |
いろは‐しじゅうはちもじ【以呂波四十八文字】 【発音】イロハ=シジューハチモジ ![]() |
さんじゅうさん‐かいき【三十三回忌】 【発音】サンジュー=サンカイキ ![]() |
あまのはしだて‐まつり【天橋立祭】 【発音】アマノ=ハシダテマツリ ![]() |
いちのたにふたばぐんき【一谷嫩軍記】 【発音】イチノタニ=フタバグンキ ![]() |
はらう【払】 | 【発音】![]() ![]() |
ウォーター(英water)《ウオーター》 ![]() |
a) | Accent indicated is indicted by means of the following symbols, with each of the circles representing one mora: |
かぜ【風】 |
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b) | Since single-mora words are deemed to have been pronounced with two moras, their historical accent pattern is indicated with two circles. In these cases, phonetic orthography is shown in the sub-section for![]() |
こ【子】
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あかい【赤】 あかし
平安
鎌倉
あかき
江戸
あかき
あける【開】 あく
平安
鎌倉・江戸
あくる
a) | A katakana character placed in parentheses ( ) indicates that the corresponding non-final mora alone is of high pitch. | |||||||||
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When a katakana character placed in parentheses ( ) constitutes the final mora of a word, it exceptionally indicates that the mora is of falling pitch. | ||||||||||
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The symbol ( 0 ) indicates that the final mora of a word alone is of high pitch, and all preceding moras of low pitch. When a particle follows such a word, the high pitch shifts to the particle. | ||||||||||
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b) | A katakana letter placed in square brackets [ ] means that all the initial moras of a word through to the one concerned are of high pitch. | |||||||||
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The symbol [ 0 ] indicates that all the moras of a word are of high pitch. | ||||||||||
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とい【樋】 | ![]() |
低高低低 〔トユゥ ![]() |
あゆ【鮎】 | ![]() |
低高低低 〔アイィ ![]() |
しち【質】 | ![]() |
高低低 〔ヒチ ![]() |
ろじ【露地】 | ![]() |
低高低低 〔ロージ ![]() |
ひ【碑】 | ![]() |
高高高 〔ヒー ![]() |
ひ【日】 | ![]() |
高低低 〔ヒー ![]() |
ひ【火】 | ![]() |
低高 低低高 〔ヒー ヒー ![]() |
かげ【陰】 | ![]() |
低高低低 〔カゲェ ![]() |
いろいろ【色色】 | ![]() |
低高低低 〔イロイロ〕 |
いよいよ【彌】 | ![]() |
高低低低 〔イヨイヨ〕 |
ほお【頬】 | ![]() |
低高低低 〔ホホォ ![]() |