平へい板ばん型がた

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」は平へい板ばん型がたで発はつ音おんされる。

  'Sakura' is pronounced with the flat pitch pattern.

• 平へい板ばん型がたの単たん語ごは、助じょ詞しが付ついても高たかく続つづく。

  Words with the flat pattern stay high even when a particle is attached.