Japanese/Pitch Accent/Pitch accent usage overview.md
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| Word | Reading | Moras | Mora count | Explanation |
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-| 先生 | せんせい | せ・ん・せ・い | 4 | **ん** is always a separate mora |
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-| 優しい | やさしい | や・さ・し・い | 4 | **い** is its own mora even though it makes **し** long |
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-| 合唱 | がっしょう | が・っ・しょ・う | 4 | **っ** is always a separate mora; **しょ** is one mora because **ょ** only changes the vowel from **i** to **o** |
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+| 先生 | せんせい | せ・ん・せ・い | 4 | **ん** is a separate mora |
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+| 優しい | やさしい | や・さ・し・い | 4 | **い** is a separate mora even though it makes **し** long |
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+| 合唱 | がっしょう | が・っ・しょ・う | 4 | **っ** is a separate mora; **しょ** is one mora because **ょ** only changes the vowel from **i** to **o** |
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| です | です | で・す | 2 | **す** is its own mora even if pronounced with voiceless **u** |
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| パーティー | パーティー | パ・ー・ティ・ー | 4 | **ー** is always a separate mora (long vowels are two moras long); **ティ** is one mora because **ィ** only changes the vowel from **e** to **i** |
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| さぁ | さあ | さ・あ | 2 | Even though **ぁ** is a small kana character, it's used here to make **さ** long, therefore it is considered a separate mora |