6,000 WORDS · 400+ MINIMAL PAIRS
日本語のピッチアクセント
Trained by ear.
雨 and 飴 are both あめ. 箸, 橋, and 端 are all はし. What tells them apart is a single drop in pitch. Pitch Lab drills that drop with minimal pairs, pattern quizzes, and a mic analyzer that draws your own contour.
雨 あめ 1rain — ア↓メ
飴 あめ 0candy — アメ↑ (no drop)
出発 DEPARTURES
最小対Two words, one sound. Which did you hear?MINIMAL PAIRS音核当て
See the word, pick its contour.PATTERN QUIZ発話
Say it. See your pitch drawn against the target.SPEAK語彙
6,000 common words with contours and audio.BROWSE
Why train pitch at all?
Japanese speakers hear pitch the way English speakers hear stress. Get it wrong and you still communicate; get it right and the language opens. The good news: it is a small system. Four shapes, one drop point, and an ear that learns from contrast, not rules.
The whole dictionary ships inside the page. Load it once and it works on the subway; the pitch analyzer runs in the tab, so your voice never leaves your device.