埼玉 (さいたま) — Saitama (prefecture)
埼玉
Saitama (prefecture)
Frequency #3020
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
重箱読み jūbako-yomi
重箱読み (jūbako-yomi) — On'yomi first, kun'yomi second. Named after 重箱 (layered box).
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: n)
saitama
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.
さいたま[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- Saitama (prefecture)