Japanese Accent

While Stress Accent is used in English, Pitch accent systems (High and Low pitches) is used in Japanese.
Try the following sentences where it should have an accent?



Quizes:

(1)りんごと たまごを　かいましょう

(2)はが　いたい

(3)なつは　はが　みどりに　なる

Answers:
りんごと　low- high-high-high

たまごを　low-high-low-low

はが high-low

いたい low-high-low

なつは low-high-low (special)

はが　low-high

みどりに high-low-low-low

Explanations:
1 The first mora and the second mora have a different pitch.

e.g., りんご low–high–high

e.g.2, みどり high–low-low-low

2 The following postposition is determined by the preceding noun sound

e.g., りんごと low-high-high-high

e.g.2,みどりに high-low-low-low

However sometimes have a special case like なつ

Special e.g., なつは low-high-low

Can you read the following sentence ? Try!

日本の　6月は　雨が　よく　ふる。

はじめて温泉に　入ったときは　緊張した。