noun
rising intonation; rising tone
Linguistic term for a pitch pattern that rises, used in phonetics and language teaching.
日本語の疑問文では、文末が上昇調になることが多い。
In Japanese questions, the end of the sentence often has a rising intonation.
Refers to a flat or level intonation pattern, contrasting with rising or falling.
Compound of 上昇 (rise, ascent) and 調 (tone, pitch). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.