抑揚 (よくよう) — intonation, accent, modulation | MojiMori

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抑よく揚よう intonation

2 characters 漢語 kango 漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun

yokuyou

よくよう

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Meanings

intonation
accent
modulation
inflection

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

Related Words

Words with 抑 (6)

抑(おさ)える osaeru to suppress 抑(よく)制(せい) yokusei restraint 抑(よく)圧(あつ) yokuatsu oppression 抑(よく)止(し) yokushi deterrence 抑(おさ)え osae weight (e.g. paperweight) 抑(よく)留(りゅう) yokuryuu internment

Words with 揚 (7)

揚(あ)げ age deep-fried 揚(あ)げる ageru to deep-fry 高(こう)揚(よう) kouyou exaltation 掲(けい)揚(よう) keiyou hoisting (e.g. a flag) 旗(はた)揚(あ)げ hataage raising an army 水(みず)揚(あ)げ mizuage landing 浮(ふ)揚(よう) fuyou floating (e.g. in air, water)