For adjectives, you can see some patterns, but there are too many variations to fit them into simple rules.
Here are some of the most common adjectives sorted by category.
1️⃣ い adjective
HL → LH
良い [いい] good
Standard : HL
Kansai : LH
LHL → HLL
古い [ふるい] old
悪い [わるい] bad
暑い [あつい] hot (weather)
Standard : LHL
Kansai : HLL
多い [おおい] | a lot |
安い [やすい] | cheap |
高い [たかい] | high, expensive |
低い [ひくい] | low |
長い [ながい] | long |
寒い [さむい] | cold |
LHHL → HHLL
大きい [おおきい] big
小さい [ちいさい] small
優しい [やさしい] nice (person)
Standard : LHHL
Kansai : HHLL
少ない [すくない] | little (quantity) |
危ない [あぶない] | dangerous |
短い [みじかい] | short |
LHHHL → HHHLL
All the adjectives that end with しい follow this pitch accent.
新しい [あたらしい] new
難しい [むずかしい] difficult
忙しい [いそがしい] busy
Standard : LHHHL
Kansai : HHHLL
LHL → LHL
すごい [すごい] great, impressive
赤い [あかい] red
青い [あおい] blue
Standard and Kansai : LHL
黒い [くろい] | black |
白い [しろい] | white |
LHHL → LLHL
おいしい [おいしい] yummy, delicious
黄色い [きいろい] yellow
Standard : LHHL
Kansai : LLHL
2️⃣ な adjective
LH → HH
暇 [ひま] free, not busy
Standard : LH
Kansai : HH
LHHH → HHHH
有名 [ゆうめい] famous
必要 [ひつよう] essential
重要 [じゅうよう] important
Standard : LHHH
Kansai : HHHH
安全 [あんぜん] | safe |
新鮮 [しんせん] | fresh |
複雑 [ふくざつ] | complicated |
特別 [とくべつ] | special |
LHH → LLH
普通 [ふつう] normal
真面目 [まじめ] serious, hard-working
同じ [おなじ] same
Standard : LHH
Kansai : LLH
LHHH → LLLH
簡単 [かんたん] easy
大切 [たいせつ] important, essential
正確 [せいかく] accurate
Standard : LHHH
Kansai : LLLH
HLL → HLL
きれい [きれい] clean, beautiful
便利 [べんり] convenient
Standard, Kansai : HLL
HLLL → HLLL
親切 [しんせつ] kind, considerate
端的 [たんてき] brief, concise
Standard, Kansai : HLLL
HLL → LHL
静か [しずか] quiet
Standard : HLL
Kansai : LHL
LHL → LHL
自由 [じゆう] free (freedom)
Standard, Kansai : LHL
LHLL → LHLL
にぎやか [にぎやか] lively, cheerful
華やか [はなやか] glamorous
さわやか [さわやか] fresh, refreshing
Standard, Kansai : LHLL
LHHL → LLHL
十分 [じゅうぶん] enough
正直 [しょうじき] honest
Standard : LHHL
Kansai : LLHL
LHHLL → LLHLL
大丈夫 [だいじょうぶ] okay, fine
Standard : LHHLL
Kansai : LLHLL