先ほど (さきほど) — a short while ago
先ほど
a short while ago
Frequency #604
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
3 characters
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: adv, n)
sakihodo
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.
さきほど[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
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