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抑揚
Readings

yokuyou
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
See also: 抑揚のない
intonation, accent, modulation, inflection

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Kanjis
ON: ヨク KUN: おさ.える
repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

Stroke: 7 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-4 FC: 5702.2


ON: ヨウ KUN: あ.げる, -あ.げ, あ.がる
raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat

Stroke: 12 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 5602.2


Phrases
彼の話し方には抑揚が欠けている。
Parts: (かれ) 話し方 (はなしかた) には 抑揚 (よくよう) 欠ける (かける)
Intonation is absent in his way of speaking.