also: きょせい
falling tone (in Chinese)
Linguistic term for the fourth tone in Middle Chinese and its reflexes in modern Chinese languages, characterized by a falling pitch contour. Also used in the context of Sino-Japanese vocabulary.
The falling tone in Chinese is a different concept from Japanese pitch accent.
The 'falling tone' in Sino-Japanese readings corresponds to the fourth tone in modern Chinese.
Refers to the entering tone, the fourth Middle Chinese tone category, characterized by a final stop consonant.
Standard kanji form for this linguistic term. The reading きょしょう is the most common.
Alternate reading, also used in linguistic contexts.
From Middle Chinese 去聲 (kʰɨʌH ɕiᴇŋ), literally 'departing sound'. The term was used in traditional Chinese phonology to describe the tone category with a falling contour.