Japanese

Noun

頭高型 ‎(hiragana あたまだかがた, romaji atamadakagata)

1. The pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the first syllable is accented; i.e., the first syllable has high pitch and all subsequent syllables have low pitch, for example in the word 会う (あう, au).

See also

• 平板型 (へいばんがた) ‎(heiban-gata)
• 中高型 (なかだかがた) ‎(nakadakagata)
• 尾高型 (おだかがた) ‎(odakagata)