起き伏ふく式しき

noun

accented word in Japanese pitch accent

Linguistics term referring to a word that has a pitch accent pattern (i.e., not unaccented). Often contrasted with 起伏型.

See also: 起伏型

• 日本にほん語ごの名めい詞しには起き伏ふく式しきと平へい板ばん式しきがある。

  Japanese nouns include accented words and unaccented words.

• 「雨あめ」は起き伏ふく式しきで、最さい初しょの拍はくが低ひくく、次つぎの拍はくが高たかい。

  The word 雨 is an accented word, with the first mora low and the next mora high.