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Japanese Pitch Accent Trainer

Learn Japanese pitch accent by hearing your own pitch

Japanese does not stress syllables the way English does. It raises and lowers pitch, one mora at a time: はし (hashi) is chopsticks when it goes high then low, a bridge when it stays high and drops on the particle, and an edge when it never drops at all. Three words, same sounds, three pitch patterns. Japanese Pitch Accent Trainer listens through your microphone, checks your high/low pattern mora by mora, and tells you exactly what to fix, one named hint at a time.

A home practice tool, not a teacher, therapist or safety device. Everything runs on your device: no video, audio or images are sent anywhere. Feedback is automatic and can be wrong. For real instruction, learn from a qualified Japanese teacher or a native-speaker community, linked on the Resources page. Full disclaimer

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18 two-mora words across the pattern families, then 12 longer words. Longer words unlock at 50 points. Quiz mode: 8 items, points for every match, and a badge for a perfect round.

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