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Gojūon with Pitch Accent
Pitch accent is not decoration. It is the difference between はし (chopsticks) and はし (bridge), and it can be learned from a grid in an afternoon.
| Kana grid | a | i | u | e | o |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| あ | |||||
| か | |||||
| さ | |||||
| た | |||||
| な | |||||
| は | |||||
| ま | |||||
| や | |||||
| ら | |||||
| わ |
How it works
- Click any cell to see its contour written out mora by mora.
- Compare 頭高, 中高, 尾高 and 平板 patterns on the same row.
- Watch how the drop moves right as the accent number grows.
Notes
- Accents follow the standard modern Tokyo pitch system. Other accents differ; nothing here is a claim about all Japanese speech.
- The grid is plain HTML and a small table of data. It prints cleanly and works with a screen reader.
- Sample words are common enough that a beginner will meet them again in a novel.
| Runtime | Browser, no build step |
|---|---|
| Network | None after load |
| Storage | None |
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