抑揚|よくようyokuyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounintonation; accent; modulation; inflection
   彼かれの話し方はなしかたには抑揚よくようが欠かけている。↗

   Intonation is absent in his way of speaking.

• SynonymイントネーションNeutralA loanword for the rise and fall of a speaker's voice across sentences; phonetics-oriented and more technical than 「抑揚」.
• RelatedメリハリNeutral「メリハリ」 stresses strong-weak contrast and rhythm in how one speaks or acts; it also covers lifestyle and work, so its range is wider than 「抑揚」.
• Antonym平板へいばんNeutralFlat and monotonous, lacking rises and falls; the opposite of the modulated quality 「抑揚」 describes.

Use 「抑揚」 for rises and falls in voice or writing, as in 「抑揚をつけて読む」 or 「抑揚のない声」. For rhythm and strong-weak contrast in actions or daily life, use 「メリハリ」; for the pitch movement of speech, 「イントネーション」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 音楽おんがくや発音はつおんなどの調子ちょうしの上げ下あげさげや文章ぶんしょうの勢いきおいの高低こうてい。イントネーション。
2. 時勢じせいに対応たいおうして動うごくこと。