アクセント

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English accent.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ア​クセント [áꜜkùsèǹtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [a̠kɯ̟̊ᵝsẽ̞nto̞]

Noun

アクセント • (akusento) 

  1. (linguistics) accent (stronger articulation)
  2. (linguistics) intonation[4]
    Synonym: イントネーション
  3. (music) accent, emphasis, stress
  4. (fashion, design) an accessory, an accent piece
  5. (linguistics) accent (regional pronunciation)
    京(けい)阪(はん)式(しき)アクセント
    Keihan-shiki akusento
    Kansai pitch accent, Kyoto-Osaka type accent

Derived terms

References
  1. “アクセント”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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