発端 (ほったん) — origin, beginning, genesis
発端
origin
Frequency #7591
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
混合 mixed
Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories. noun
hottan
ほったん
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ほったん[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- origin
- beginning
- genesis