This short episode is suitable for N5/beginner. It’s a short introduction of Japanese pitch accent… there are 3 words with the same ひらがな. But one of them has a different pitch accent…! Can you hear the difference?

1. かみ/髪　Hair

髪　か↓ み↑

2. かみ/紙　Paper

紙　か↓ み↑

*1 and 2 have the same pitch accent, from low to high.

3. かみ/神　God

神　か↑ み↓

3 has a different accent, from high to low.