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Japanese pitch accent, drawn out

Paste Japanese to get furigana, the high and low pitch of every mora, devoiced vowels and romaji.

FuriganaPitch accentDevoiced vowelsRomaji

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はしHigh and low pitch; the step down after the accent

はしがFlat (heiban): stays high after the first mora

すDevoiced vowel (whispered)

漢かんFurigana: how the kanji is read

Each one marks what its writing hides.