noun
flat pattern; accentless pitch pattern
In Japanese phonology, the pitch accent pattern where the first mora is low, the second is high, and the pitch remains high without a drop, including on following particles. Often contrasted with 起伏型 (kifuku-gata, 'accented pattern').
See also: 平板
「さくら」は平板型で発音される。
'Sakura' is pronounced with the flat pitch pattern.
平板型の単語は、助詞が付いても高く続く。
Words with the flat pattern stay high even when a particle is attached.
平板 is the adjective/noun meaning 'flat' or 'monotonous'; 平板型 is the specific linguistic term for the pitch pattern.
Compound of 平板 (heiban, 'flat') + 型 (kata, 'pattern'). The term is used in Japanese linguistics to describe one of the basic pitch accent patterns.